[extropy-chat] GM Food [was: World map of human ES cell and nuclear transfer policies]

[Dirk Bruere]

On 12/7/05, Samantha Atkins <sjatkins at mac.com> wrote:
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> On Dec 6, 2005, at 1:34 PM, Dirk Bruere wrote:
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> On 12/6/05, Robert Bradbury <robert.bradbury at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > I've changed the subject because this isn't really related to human stem
> > cell engineering.
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> > It relates to arguably one of the most significant extropic problems we
> > currently face and its solutions.
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> > First, hunger and starvation are significant causes of entropy -- every
> > year killing from 10 to 36 million people [6].  This is highly unextropic
> > because all of the energy, matter and time that went into creating, growing
> > and teaching those human beings is completely lost!
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> Which has nothing to do with GM foods.
> The problem of malnourishment is a *political* problem - not a
> technological one.
> There is plenty of food for everyone on the planet.
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> Proof please.
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http://www.unu.edu/unupress/unupbooks/uu22we/uu22we09.htm

Dirk
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