New gene technology bill is concerning

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I too think GE has its place, especially within medicine.
A classic example is insulin production.
But the biggest concern is around patents and big corporations such as Monsanto controlling the food supply.

The biggest concern with allowing GE organisms to be released outside the laboratory is that they are self replicating, and potentially further evolving, novel lifeforms. We should be well aware of the dangers in doing so considering the environmental damage other introduced organisms are till exacting on our country's unique environment (e.g. possums, rabbits, caulerpa, gorse, etc, etc.). Genie out of the bottle!!

The GE proponents really struggle to get any proven benefits on the organisms they have released worldwide, primarily 'round-up ready' soya or 'golden' rice so the pitfalls far outweigh any advantages our farmers are likely to gain from them, with a real risk of cancelling the marketing advantages we do gain from GE free and certified Organic statuses.