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One of the first commercially sold GM plants was the "Flavr Savr" (yes that title!) tomato. This tomato used GM tech to reverse some things we humans introduced
by a_bonobo 11y ago
One of the first commercially sold GM plants was the "Flavr Savr" (yes that title!) tomato. This tomato used GM tech to reverse some things we humans introduced in the tomato breeding process (lack of taste due to a short ripening process, for example).
It was available in the US (after FDA approval) from 94 to 97. The company went under due to mismanagement and a bit of GM apprehension.
There are many, many more similar projects underway, but nowadays the public apprehension is even bigger, so investors are reluctant to invest in such technology.
- timthorn 11y ago> nowadays the public apprehension is even bigger Really? The mood in the UK feels much more accepting than it did a decade ago.