Comments on: A glimpse of humanity behind cloning technology http://downtoearthblog.com/foodproduction/a-glimpse-of-humanity-behind-cloning-technology/archives/180 Facts, opinions and reflections on being a techno-geek granolarancher Mom Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:41:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Sara http://downtoearthblog.com/foodproduction/a-glimpse-of-humanity-behind-cloning-technology/archives/180#comment-4238 Sara Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:54:47 +0000 http://downtoearthblog.com/foodproduction/a-glimpse-of-humanity-behind-cloning-technology/archives/180#comment-4238 Thanks for clarifying the source and the reality of the video. I feel the same way about being in animal agriculture as you do about being in biotech. It is easy to paint an "industry" as being cold and unfeeling, and to forget that those industries are made up of individual people; many with strong convictions. Thanks for clarifying the source and the reality of the video.

I feel the same way about being in animal agriculture as you do about being in biotech. It is easy to paint an “industry” as being cold and unfeeling, and to forget that those industries are made up of individual people; many with strong convictions.

]]> By: Jennifer http://downtoearthblog.com/foodproduction/a-glimpse-of-humanity-behind-cloning-technology/archives/180#comment-4234 Jennifer Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:15:07 +0000 http://downtoearthblog.com/foodproduction/a-glimpse-of-humanity-behind-cloning-technology/archives/180#comment-4234 Thanks for posting this Sara. Actually that video was produced by the Austin Chamber of Commerce as they were highlighting biotech businesses in the Austin area and asked us if we'd like to participate. We liked how it came out and are allowed to use it on our website to let people see who we are. We also show that video at University job fairs. And yes ALL of those people in the video are real actual ViaGen employees, not actors paid to look scientific and no it wasn't scripted either. As an employee of ViaGen one thing that continually ticks me off is those who are opponents of any and ALL forms of technology in agriculture trying to paint us and thus people like me as uncaring, bottom line, money grubbers. That's not to say that of course the company would like to turn a profit, who doesn't want that? But that's not what motivates the people that I see in my office everyday and yes I do take it personally when I see the vitriol continually portrayed in the press and in the blog-o-sphere. Thanks for posting this Sara. Actually that video was produced by the Austin Chamber of Commerce as they were highlighting biotech businesses in the Austin area and asked us if we’d like to participate. We liked how it came out and are allowed to use it on our website to let people see who we are. We also show that video at University job fairs.

And yes ALL of those people in the video are real actual ViaGen employees, not actors paid to look scientific and no it wasn’t scripted either.

As an employee of ViaGen one thing that continually ticks me off is those who are opponents of any and ALL forms of technology in agriculture trying to paint us and thus people like me as uncaring, bottom line, money grubbers. That’s not to say that of course the company would like to turn a profit, who doesn’t want that? But that’s not what motivates the people that I see in my office everyday and yes I do take it personally when I see the vitriol continually portrayed in the press and in the blog-o-sphere.

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