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To: Anthony Wong who wrote (1247)	2/19/1999 12:18:00 PM
From: Dan Spillane	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2539

The report they mention effectively says that if gene crops cause people to plant more farms which use herbicides -- and those herbicides are abused -- there will be more damage from those farms. Don't we know this already? So the claim is kind of indirect. And it is based on speculation. However, the report completely ignores the fact that GM varieties which are insect-protected could BOOST the insect food supply chain for many of the creatures named in the report...once again, the claim that "GM crops are harmful" is obviously the theme here, not the scientific facts. The UK government needs to also publish a report on the positive effects of insect-protected GMs. (you posted) Meacher this week denied that the government shelved an internal report which warned that plants, insects, birds and wildlife could be wiped out by the introduction of genetically modified crops, and said the report will be published.