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To: Dan Spillane who wrote (2330)	7/28/1999 1:46:00 PM
From: Dave L	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2539

You wrote "Moreover, there is a great irony here. If disease-resistance is bred in, it can result in much lower (even zero) chemical use, since many diseases are treated with strong chemicals as a last resort." I think that you touch on the REAL worry that organic farmers have. If foods produced from GM seeds are widely accepted, they will make the "organic" label unnecessary. Imagine a world in where most or all crops can be grown without pesticides or insecticides. GM seeds will have succeeded in doing what organic farmers can't - grow high-yielding crops without extensive use of chemical treatments.