简介:First,letmestatetheobvious:ecologistshavebeentoopolitetotolerateintrusionbycolleaguesfromotherfields(mostlyfrommolecularbiology)whofeltitnecessarytopontificateabouttheecologicalimpactsoftransgeniccrops.Suchpiecesusuallypresent,ofteninforcefullanguage,theauthor'sbeliefthattransgenictechnologyisbeneficial,withoutnegativeeffects,