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Back in 1983, the United States government approved the release of

Back in 1983, the United States government approved the release of the first genetically modified organism. In this case, it was a bacteria that prevents frost on food crops. – Jeremy Rifkin

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I wanted to make sure that this be the first scientific and technology revolution in history in which the public thoroughly discussed all the potential benefits and all the potential harms, in advance of the technology coming online and running its course. – Jeremy Rifkin

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Whats different here is that we have now technologies that allow these life science companies to bypass classical breeding. Thats what makes it both powerful and exciting. – Jeremy Rifkin

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It may be that everything the life science companies are telling us will turn out to be right, and theres no problem here whatsoever. That defies logic. – Jeremy Rifkin

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