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Author:  pcernie [ Sat Jul 28, 2012 10:18 am ]
Post subject:  GM potato trial 'threatens Ireland's image'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19000190

Shades of 1845 ;)

And you can always rely on the Irish for a quote on pregnancy :lol:

Author:  belchingmatt [ Sat Jul 28, 2012 1:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: GM potato trial 'threatens Ireland's image'

The GM will always be applied to the most common (read profitable) species. If they rotated species or developed new species through selective breeding they could possibly achieve more.

Author:  ProfessorF [ Sun Jul 29, 2012 12:49 am ]
Post subject:  Re: GM potato trial 'threatens Ireland's image'

I've spent too much time reading about cars.
I thought this was to do with General Motors.

Author:  bobbdobbs [ Sun Jul 29, 2012 8:38 am ]
Post subject:  Re: GM potato trial 'threatens Ireland's image'

Image

Author:  l3v1ck [ Sun Jul 29, 2012 12:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: GM potato trial 'threatens Ireland's image'

How does this change their image? It has nothing to do with being a near bankrupt nation ;)

Author:  pcernie [ Sun Jul 29, 2012 12:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: GM potato trial 'threatens Ireland's image'

l3v1ck wrote:
How does this change their image? It has nothing to do with being a near bankrupt nation ;)


It might actually help with the potato stereotype at least :lol:

Author:  MrStevenRogers [ Sun Jul 29, 2012 3:55 pm ]
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l3v1ck wrote:
How does this change their image? It has nothing to do with being a near bankrupt nation ;)


they have just found a massive amount of off shore oil in the irish sea near cork, something as large (if not larger) then the north sea
i don't think they will too skint for long ...

Author:  l3v1ck [ Sun Jul 29, 2012 11:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: GM potato trial 'threatens Ireland's image'

I drilled off Ireland a few years ago for Total. But it was off Donegal. Another rig was drilling off Cork at the time.

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