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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">It is not necessary because we have good apples. If we were planting papayas and needed disease resistant varieties to keep our planting alive then we would plant
GMO varieties as the papaya industry has. It all comes down to risk benefit. The term safe does not imply bias but the fact that they are safe. Good science.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy">Jerome L "Jerry" Frecon</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> apple-crop [mailto:apple-crop-bounces@virtualorchard.com]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jon Clements<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 20, 2016 7:53 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> apple-crop@virtualorchard.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Apple-Crop] National Academy of Sciences finds GMOs to be 'safe'<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2016/05/17/national-academy-of-sciences-finds-gmos-to-be-safe/">http://www.engadget.com/2016/05/17/national-academy-of-sciences-finds-gmos-to-be-safe/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Anybody rushing out to order Arctic Apples now? Does the 'safe' in quotes imply bias?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">*****<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Old: <a href="mailto:apple-crop@virtualorchard.net">apple-crop@virtualorchard.net</a>; New:
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jon Clements<br>
aka 'Mr Honeycrisp'<br>
UMass Cold Spring Orchard<br>
393 Sabin St.<br>
Belchertown, MA 01007<br>
413-478-7219<br>
<a href="http://umassfruit.com" target="_blank">umassfruit.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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