At GMO conference: Unlikely modified vines could stop disease

Monday, 24 January, 2005
Alan Goldfarb, St Helena Star
The scenario is a dark one to be sure and could be considered the equivalent of the Napa Valley's tsunami: Grapevines being overrun by the saliva from the feared glassy-winged sharpshooter, effectively destroying an industry.
That's why GMOs -- or genetically modified organisms recombined with the genes of a vine -- are even being considered as a viable option against Pierce's disease. But according to several industry sources, the idea of creating a grapevine that is resistant to the dreaded insect 'is not promising.' Read the article at: www.sthelenastar.com