Pandora's box opens a little wider...

[Beestie]

Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce

The fruits and veggies don't bother me, assuming they would be kept separate as medication and not replace current varieties in the supermarket. They would probably be patented and expensive which would keep them separate.....

Is it not the case that bees can cross pollinate plants? Its pretty obvious that wherever they now grow oranges is where they would choose to grow the mutant oranges. I thought that a bee could grab some pollen from a mutant plant and effectively cross breed it into a non-mutant plant just by tansferring the pollen.

I do know that one problem in some areas where they are growing genetically altered wheat and stuff is that the seeds from the genetically altered crops are being blown into (and dropped by birds) into the non-mutant strains - (and vice versa) - the two strains are being mixed together. Not exactly the same thing but it illustrates that keeping these "things" (insects/grains/fruits/etc.) separate and away from unintended consumers (or **gulp** consumees) ain't as easy as it sounds.