This is a classic case of about face, with a former strident anti GMO activist now an active campaigner for GMO crops, Mark Lynas and his book "Seeds of Science" is published today, June 26.
The article is in the Wall Street Journal - about as pro business as it comes, on June 23 2018.
This is the link - https://www.wsj.com/articles/confession-of-an-anti-gmo-activist-1529679465
It might be behind a pay wall, but my guess it will be leaked...... and as I could read it now, it might not be unavailable anyway, as it was a few days ago.
A strong case for using GMO seeds and well written.
The case for more serious embrace of the technology is strong, and with newer techniques including the CRSPR technology of gene insertion using material from the same or very similar species, it now is not even treated as a GMO in many countries plant varieties registration systems.
This article opens the potential for improving plant science and crop yield and overall performance,especially disease and insect resistance and follows up on a recent article by Bill Gates on similar roles for GM crops.
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Friday, June 15, 2018
Citrus Canker Update for NT - 15 June 2018
At a press conference this morning a new location has been announced where citrus canker has been detected - the Marrakai area SE of Darwin.
The Press release is here - http://mediareleases.nt.gov.au/mediaRelease/26747.
As noted, once again as for all others, it is present on nursery stock supplied from a single nursery in the Darwin area.
While there seems to be no detection of the disease on commercial citrus producers so far, the question that is absolutely pertinent has not been openly explored.........what is the origin of the infection in the nursery? Everyone seems to be skirting around this issue, or at least can the identification of possible sources be explained, and also how long it may have been present.
So far the traceback is extending to 12 months before first confirmation, so presumably, it may have been around in the nursery for that period, or up to that period.
While getting on with methodical work locating the movement of material from the nursery continues [ and there seems to be evidence quite a lot have gone interstate], the method of infection is not openly discussed, or argued.
Maybe it was windborne spores .......technically possible, if insects can move into the region from airborne travel in monsoonal weather [ blue tongue insect vectors for example].
The Press release is here - http://mediareleases.nt.gov.au/mediaRelease/26747.
As noted, once again as for all others, it is present on nursery stock supplied from a single nursery in the Darwin area.
While there seems to be no detection of the disease on commercial citrus producers so far, the question that is absolutely pertinent has not been openly explored.........what is the origin of the infection in the nursery? Everyone seems to be skirting around this issue, or at least can the identification of possible sources be explained, and also how long it may have been present.
So far the traceback is extending to 12 months before first confirmation, so presumably, it may have been around in the nursery for that period, or up to that period.
While getting on with methodical work locating the movement of material from the nursery continues [ and there seems to be evidence quite a lot have gone interstate], the method of infection is not openly discussed, or argued.
Maybe it was windborne spores .......technically possible, if insects can move into the region from airborne travel in monsoonal weather [ blue tongue insect vectors for example].
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