Aquaponics Digest - Mon 04/05/99

Message   1: redclaw identification

             from "Uwe Bruenjes" 

Message   2: Re: redclaw identification

             from Gordon Watkins 

Message   3: More GE news

             from Dave Miller 

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Subject: redclaw identification

From:    "Uwe Bruenjes" 

Date:    Mon, 05 Apr 99 10:58:05 PDT

Hi folks,

due to my latest computer problem I lost quite some of info, and can't =

remember exactly which redclaw was praised alot for hotter areas, like =

the north central desert of Mexico (most likely similar to the north of =

Australia). If possible, I would like to know both the scientifical and =

vernacular name. Sorry for having to bother you!

Uwe

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Subject: Re: redclaw identification

From:    Gordon Watkins 

Date:    Mon, 05 Apr 1999 21:24:51 -0500

Hello Uwe,

    While there are several commercial varieties of Australian crawfish,

there is only one Redclaw (Cherax quadricarinatus). Others include the

Yabbie (Cherax destructor), and Marron (Cherax tenuimanus).

                        Gordon

Uwe Bruenjes wrote:

> Hi folks,

>

> due to my latest computer problem I lost quite some of info, and can't

remember exactly which redclaw was praised alot for hotter areas, like the

north central desert of Mexico (most likely similar to the north of

Australia). If possible, I would like to know both the scientifical and

vernacular name. Sorry for having to bother you!

>

> Uwe

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Subject: More GE news

From:    Dave Miller 

Date:    Tue, 06 Apr 1999 00:36:54 -0400

Hi Folks,

just found this in the "Jan van Impe Intelligence Briefings":

  In related news, the BBC reported that fears are growing that "

genetically modified" foods might promote drug-resistant "superbugs"

which could cause serious health risk to humans. Recent studies by Dutch 

scientists show that "it might be possible for genes to jump from

genetically-modified (GM) food into bacteria in the gut of farm

animals...If the transferred genes were the antibiotic-resistance genes 

used as markers in some GM crops fed to livestock." The report went on 

to say: "The danger would be that antibiotic-resistant microbes would

spread from animals to humans."

Anyone know more about this? Could it go into the gut of fish?

--

Dave

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