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
What the public needs to understand is that these new technologies, especially in recombinant DNA technology, allow scientists to bypass biological boundaries altogether. – Jeremy Rifkin
We were making the first step out of the age of chemistry and physics, and into the age of biology. – Jeremy Rifkin
The public should know that the liability issues here have yet to be resolved, or even raised. If youre a farmer and youre growing a genetically engineering food crop, those genes are going to flow to the other farm. – Jeremy Rifkin
Its not just the kid whos spent every penny from his job to upgrade his car to tell the world he cares about sports cars, its also the person driving around in a fuel-conscious hybrid electric car, because its more a message to the world than an effective means of saving fuel, to be quite honest. – Richard Hammond