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mcgowanmc on August 20, 2007 - 10:55am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Arkansawyer

Yes. RoundUp is just like antibiotics.

Soon RU will be used sparingly. Just like TB strains/staff are
resistant to antibiotics, Johnson grass, cocklebur,
pigweed will be coming back.

As well as some virulent cornworms and boll weevils.

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gwb on August 20, 2007 - 1:06pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Wired Magazine ran an article in their November 2004 issue about the appearance of a coca plant in Colombia that showed resistance to glyphosate (the RoundUp pesticide):

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.11/columbia.html

The U.S./Colombia authorities have never publicly acknowledged its existence, but according to the article, all the growers in Colombia have switched to "Boliviana negra" -- the "Roundup-Ready" coca. Apparently, the original plant was discovered in a sprayed field, and cuttings were made from it, and were grown out like crazy. Seems it was a naturally-occurring mutation -- no signs of genetic manipulation. So much for Plan Colombia...

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elwoodelmore on August 20, 2007 - 8:53pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

planned obsolescence by evolution.

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