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How Square Watermelons Get Their Shape, and Other G.M.O. Misconceptions
- dekhn 10y agoPersonally, I'm not happy with the GMO terminology "misconceptions" in this article. """Misconception: Humans have been making G.M.O.s for millenniums. Actually: While selective breeding is a form of genetic modification, G.M.O. refers to foods made with specific forms of modern biotechnology.""" the problem is that the term itself, "genetically modified organism" mneans a lot more than what the terminology is legally or colloquially implies. Modern biotechnology doesn't have some exclusive lock on the term, since it's generic enough to include selective breeding and x-ray mutagenesis. This kind of inaccuracy in the naming of the term doesn't help anybody.