This is Juan Chávez, again. Related to Message 15 of Gabriel Mutis Namur, I think the misinformation relates also to the positive potentiality of transgenesis. In my country (Peru) the main concern is about the free cultivation of genetically modified plants, because of the risk of negative effects on our biodiversity. But there are more possibilities for production of pharmaceuticals using animals as bioreactors (better if they are raised under confinement). Today we are under a moratorium law that prohibits for 10 years the free cultivation/raising of modified plants and animals, but allows research work and production under confinement, including those oriented to the pharmaceutical products for human and veterinary use. Juan F. Chávez Professor Department of Animal Production Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina Av. La Molina s/n Lima 12 Perú Phone 614 7800 (Ext. 300) jchavez (at) lamolina.edu.pe [To contribute to this conference, send your message to [log in to unmask] For further information on this FAO Biotechnology Forum, see http://www.fao.org/biotech/biotech-forum/] ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the Biotech-Room2-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=Biotech-Room2-L&A=1