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That's not how terminator works, nor is that how modern agriculture works. Fields for seed are far removed from productive fields. It's trivial to keep them s
by Obi_Juan_Kenobi 11y ago
That's not how terminator works, nor is that how modern agriculture works.
Fields for seed are far removed from productive fields. It's trivial to keep them separate from contamination; in fact, it's essential that this is done to make selfs or directed crosses.
Terminator was made to address concerns about transgenes entering the wild. Think of it like a mule; you still have offspring, but they're infertile. That's what terminator does. It cannot ruin a crop. Seed is still made and can be sold and eaten. It simply is infertile.
A construct was first developed by the ARS and USDA, and they were quite right to pursue this. It's a useful technology.