tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post8696107941950100887..comments2024-02-03T07:12:06.620-05:00Comments on U.S. Food Policy: Living on earth: GE corn causes concernusfoodpolicyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098394318544229984noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-5136363678010632322009-07-21T15:12:49.532-04:002009-07-21T15:12:49.532-04:00Question: How many farmers keep seed from previous...Question: How many farmers keep seed from previous corn crops for planting? <br /><br />From my understanding, holding over corn seed for planting prevents the benefit from hybrid vigor, thus forcing growers to buy seed every year. So, if pollen from a GMO lands on a corn tassle, pollinates the corn, how is that protein being expressed in the corn in the field? <br /><br />From my understanding of plant biology, the genetic code of the seed does not alter the genetic code of the mother plant. The mother plant will not produce this protein, the protein will not enter into the seed - a sink for photosynthetic production, and thus the gene of concern would not enter the food supply. This is like saying that by eating an egg you are picking up the genes that will eventually transform you into a chicken.<br /><br />Irrelevant of the opinion of GMOs, the basic science has to be understood.The Almond Doctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03363637176088915037noreply@blogger.com