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
The position I took at the time was that we hadnt really examined any of the potential environmental consequences of introducing genetically modified organisms. – Jeremy Rifkin
We now have an opportunity, though, to do something we didnt do in the industrial age, and that is to get a leg up on this, to bring the public in quickly, to have an informed debate. – Jeremy Rifkin
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
You know, people talk about this being an uncertain time. You know, all time is uncertain. I mean, it was uncertain back in – in 2007, we just didnt know it was uncertain. It was – uncertain on September 10th, 2001. It was uncertain on October 18th, 1987, you just didnt know it. – Warren Buffett