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From: <I>Naia One Heart </I><BR>Subject: <I>Frankengrass</I><BR>Date: <I>Thu, 24 Aug 2006 21:21:07 -0700</I><BR><BR>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=-1><B>GENETICALLY ENGINEERED "FRANKENGRASS" SPREADS INTO THE WILD</B><BR>An experimental variety of genetically engineered bentgrass has escaped from its test plot in Oregon and has been found growing in the wild as far as three miles away, according to scientists from the U.S. EPA. The biotech plant, designed for golf courses, has not been approved by the USDA, but has already been found dispersing among native grasses in six different locations. Scientists say they don't know how will behave in the wild but admit it may have a strong advantage over native grasses, and could therefore irreversibly damage the ecosystem as it spreads. According to Tom Stohlgren, an ecologist at the US Geological Survey's National Institute of Invasive Species Science, the experimental bentgrass "can tend to outcompete other species...It doesn't need to sexually reproduce - it's like The Blob. It could potentially hit rare species or national parks."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=-2><B>Learn more:</B></FONT> <A href="http://alerts.organicconsumers.org/trk/click?ref=zqtbkk3um_0-39x381x3177696&"><SPAN></SPAN>http://www.organicconsumers.org/2006/article_1575.cfm</A></DIV><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></div></html>