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The Community wishes to hold a conference to discuss the issue of genetically modified crops, and thier potential introduction into our economy. We believe that they will improve our competitiveness and have the capacity to be of health benefit for our people.

We invite both pro and anti GM nations to discuss this technology. From this conference we hope to gather information on interenational attitudes and if we do introdue these crops we wish to find nations that we can work with, as at current we do not have the capacity to develop this technology alone.

As our country's land scape was decimated in a civil war you grow all of our crops in hydroponic bays under our major cities. If you'd like we can teach you some of our techniques our better yet we can sell you all the food you need by simply building another hydroponic garden.

We geneticlly enhance the vitiamens in all our produce and their are special hormones added from animals to make the plants heartier and our tomatoes now contain amounts of iron you would normal get by ingesting pork.

The taste is identical to natual ones and the texture is as well. The only difference is that some people of have reactions to meat may have reactions to this produce.

The Corporate State of Frisbeeterian BioSciences would be delighted to add to the collective wisdom on genetic modification. Our CropScience division has several practical applications in development, and pilot programs are currently underway.

We recognize and appreciate the world's reluctance to step blindly into this relatively new field, and appluad No-Dachi Yo's idea of a conference. We would be delighted to share general information, widely known techniques, and success stories to the extent that we can without divulging confidential and privileged patent information.

There are obvious dangers, as the former state of Frisbeeterian Genomics would testify about, had there been any survivors. Based on research notes recovered from that devastated state, Frisbeeterian BioSciences has a temporary hold on the introduction of mouse-derived clonal anti-bodies into vegetable cells. Our compliments and respects go out to the widows and orphans of that great state, and our thanks to their effective bio-filtration systems which kept the rest of Frisbeeteria from their fate.

We look forward to this conference and meeting other like minds in this most promising of fields.

Jean-Pierre Ramaud, Director of Research & Development
Frisbeeteria BioSciences, Inc.

The Yarr-Matey Genetic Sciences Group would be glad to assist the scientists of No-Dachi Yo in their efforts to produce GM crops. YM scientists have recently reintroduced a an extinct species using DNA manipulation and are currently working on a more efficient breed of bovine-type livestock. The YM government is willing to provide equipment and specialists to assist No-Dachi Yo and looks forward to a productive scientific partnership.

We are very grateful for the help offered and this issue will be seriously considered by Cabinet. If there are no takers for the conference then we would be very interested in sending some of our scientists to look around your facilities and test some of your crops, if this is acceptable please state so.

At the moment the issue is only with GM crop plants, not animals.

We are very grateful for the help offered and this issue will be seriously considered by Cabinet. If there are no takers for the conference then we would be very interested in sending some of our scientists to look around your facilities and test some of your crops, if this is acceptable please state so.

At the moment the issue is only with GM crop plants, not animals.

Sorry, that was a puppet.

Our egg heads are always more than willing to speak in their field it is smiply governmental policy to attempt to secure international trade.

We would be more than happy to send our minister and our brightest scientist to your conference

GM tuna have had a very serious negative effect on our deep-sea fisheries. They grow faster and out-compete natural tuna, but don't reproduce well, leading to a precipitous drop in the overall population and a corresponding drop in our tuna fishing operations.

I hear that GM salmon have had the same negative effect on freshwater fishing operations in other countries.

We don't have any agriculture to speak of, other than olives, but the results of marine genetic engineering don't speak well for the farsightedness or trustworthiness of genetic engineers.

At the moment the issue is only with GM crop plants, not animals.
We don't think you should limit yourselves or this conference to one subset of DNA strains. Animal/vegetable crossovers have been among the most promising of tests, allowing us to use the animal inhibitor strands in vegetable cells to act as genetically pesticide-free products. Leaving out the very concept of animal DNA makes this a much less productive and useful conference. As they are also the most dangerous, they must be considered a valid topic. Crossovers in the other direction, while used less in practice, should also be in discussion.

Is this conference a discussion of the genetic aspect of cropscience, or a political discussion? We'd be interested in either, but obviously our delegation would be composed of different members. As a working geneticist and microbiologist, I'm happy to exchange useful development information with other nations. If you want a political conference, I'll refer you to our Marketing Department.

Jean-Pierre Ramaud, Director of Research & Development
Frisbeeteria BioSciences, Inc.

The Conference will most likely be to discuss the pros and cons, and political, ecanomic and social concequenses. So it will lean towards the political, rather than scientific.

Also what we meant about the GM animals was that we do not want the animal organisms, we will use animal DNA in plants if it is of benefit. However this does not mean that a discussion on GM animals will not take place.

Our Parliment has decided to take a more positive and proactive attitude towards GM crops and thier potential uses. The offer of a conference is still open, also we ask for meetings between our scientists and other nation's top men in this field, in order that we may learn and share advice.

Could all those willing to join the conference and/or allow our scientists to vist your labs please say so as soon as possible.

Sounds like a plan, No-Dachi Yo. Can I call ya Yo? Let's get this baby rollin'!

Dr. Ramaud tells me you're wanting to get into the free-for-all of the world market, and I want ya to know that Frisbeeterian BioSciences is with you all the way. It's high time we got some of these mad-scientist notions out of the way, and start opening markets to the higher quality and performance of tailored agrobusiness. Caution is a wonderful thing, but it can be taken to extremes.

Frederick 'Fritz' Worchestershire
Managing Director, International Marketing
The Corporate State of Frisbeeterian BioSciences, Inc.

The Community has the resources to set up 4 labs and a few test fields. Can out scientists set up a meeting with yours? What we are aiming for is...

-Increased yield
-Pathogen resistence (so spraying can be reduced)
-Faster growth (allowing mulitple crops in a year)
-Crops contain essential precursers (for vitamins, protiens etc)
-Wheat variety able to grow in our climate

We look forward to starting these programmes.

The normally stonefaced Archbishop Swartberg of Rhana made a seething statement to the Arilan press today:

" Are they out of their minds!! They have no idea what they are tinkering with.

The Creator formed all life. It is not up to men, who by definition are prone to mistakes, to mess about in the Creators backyard. Sure, things may seem to go well, for now. But men has not the ability, nor the responsibility, to see forward to the future. A future filled with genetic disasters if these ideas are implemented much longer....

We will gladly send an emissary of the Church to this conference. Hopefully, these people can be made to see the light, lest they throw us all in darkness"

A side door suddenly flies open, and a disheveled woman comes rushing through. She shouts towards the podium as guards move from the back of the room towards her:

"Are you all fools? Did you not hear what Doctor Ramaud said earlier about Frisbeeterian Genomics? My husband was a junior geneticist at Frisbeeterian Genomics Labs, and now he's dead! Dead, do you hear me! They were trying something with animal vectored pesticide management and it got out of control – I'm no scientist, but Dave told me what he could about it. Now ALL plant and animal life in the State of Frisbeeterian Genomics is GONE."

"They're calling it the Genomics Desert now. It's isolated by bio-barriers, and nobody is being allowed back in for any reason. I can't even bury Dave now!"

her breath catches, but she continues, tears streaming down her face

"Now you want to reopen this sick subject, because fools like Worchestershire can't see beyond their mighty ledgers. Do you not see what you're doing to yourselves, to your people, to your nations? Are you blind?"

"No ... let go of me ... I must speak ...."

Guards have her by the arms and are tugging her towards the rear exits ...

It seems there are only 3 nations at our conference.

-No-Dachi Yo
-Arila
-Frisbeeteria

Once delegates are in our capital, Altay, discussions can begin.

(a new thread will be opened for the work on GM crops)

http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2748302#2748302

The Republico has tried experiments with genetically modified bananas - Unfortunately, their resistance to bacteria and pesticide has spread to harmful weeds that are now giving research crews a serious headache.

Currently we stand against GM foods, but would appreciate technological advances that could alleviate the given problems.

Mon Danto,
Minister of Agriculture, weeds, food industry and cigar manufacture.

The Marcelonian government has given domestic major corporations full freedom to experiment with GM crops. Some results are encouraging but some of our test persons (prisoners from the secret police jails) have had some disturbing side effects. The experiments will continue though.