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GMO?
Category: Nature, as in parts, bits, molecular and stuff
Posted on: March 5, 2008 11:15 AM, by David Ng
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...It’s not directly related but did you know that bees gather nectar from plants that are genetically modified, they loose their sense of orientation, can’t get back to their apiary and die... If however, they can avoid the GMOs, but come back to the apiary with contaminated pollen (by other contaminants), the “guards” kill them at the entry of the apiary ….
Posted by: Citizen_Tom | March 19, 2008 3:32 AM