Re: [CH] GE foods
Byron Bromley (Byron.Bromley@gsd-co.com)
Fri, 25 Feb 2000 19:59:30 -0500
Oatmeal Jack
I have no objections to this type of work as they are staying within the
gene pool.
I have also read where they were crossing bells with hots, Seems like some
hots are more resistant to some diseases than bells
No complaints there either.
As I said before they are already in the genes of potato and tomato,
wouldn't be long before peppers
Thanks for the info
Byron
----- Original Message -----
From: "Oatmeal Jack" <oat@intrepid.net>
To: "Byron Bromley" <Byron.Bromley@gsd-co.com>;
<chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 7:19 PM
Subject: Re: [CH] GE foods
> http://www.intl-pag.org/pag/7/abstracts/pag7307.html TAGGING A ROOT ROT
> RESISTANCE GENE IN PEPPER (Capsicum) USING RAPDS
>
> http://www.intl-pag.org/pag/7/abstracts/pag7140.html GENETIC MAPPING IN
> Capsicum AND GENOME STRUCTURE IN THE Solanaceae
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> http://ag.arizona.edu/~byeongha/thesis.htm Isolation and Characterization
> of o-Diphenol-O-Methyltransferase cDNA Clone in Hot Pepper (Capsicum
annuum L.)
>
> I find this really exciting. In the first abstract science is trying to
> make peppers resistant to Phytophthora root rot using the genes already
> found in peppers - that sounds like a marvelous benefit to pepper growers
> all over the world. The second abstract is just the beginning of mapping
> Capsicum, soon as more and more genes are found we can start to understand
> what goes on inside our pepper plants. The third link is about the
> molecular dissection of capsaicin biosynthesis, looks like the Koreans are
> going to have the hottest peppers in the world if we don't start cloning
> peppers ourselves.
>
> Somebody must think there is economic incentive to fund these projects. I
> think eventually people will see that frankenfruits are not going to turn
> us into mutants, just like microwaves haven't fried to many peoples
brains.
>
> So guys, it looks like the gene splicers are loose in the chile patch.
>
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