i also wanted to comment on paul´s speach, however, due to limited time and my intimidation by his "authority" i did not pose any questions during the session. now here are my comments: 1. as far as i know, there is no general ban on gmo in europe. at least in germany (where i am from) there is some research being done (even field trials) by public institutions like universities (which paul said was the solution if we don´t like monsanto) and also private companies like kws. furthermore, gm-maize has been grown commercially for several years in europe. 2. he said, we should think and not listen to our guts. well, he said that due to the european ban on gmo - that does not exist - the european grain production has not grown as fast as the us grain production. this cannot be right. which type of grain was he talking about? as far as i know, maize is the only commercially grown grain crop. gm wheat, barley, oat, rye, rice are not grown. so how can he put all this together and talk about "grain production" in general?! i don´t think this is a scientific statement... best regards, jonas hagmann