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There current argument du jour about GM has to do with things like the Arctic apple, which doesn't turn brown when it's sliced, due to silencing several genes[1
by blacksmith_tb 10y ago
There current argument du jour about GM has to do with things like the Arctic apple, which doesn't turn brown when it's sliced, due to silencing several genes[1] - this sidesteps the usual "but now there are fish genes in my tomato!" as nothing has been added, just removed.
1: http://www.arcticapples.com/how-did-we-make-nonbrowning-apple/ http://www.arcticapples.com/how-did-we-make-nonbrowning-appl...
- drvdevd 10y agoInteresting post, thanks. This certainly begs the questions of if/how it would be possible to concisely (or even not so concisely) convey this information to consumers.
- gnud 10y agoBut.. there's no "save the earth" argument for this GMO modification, just a mild convenience. I achieve the same thing by slicing apples with ceramic instead of metal. Think of how much I saved on R&D!
- dothts 10y agoI think the non-browning modification also helps protect the apples during transportation, which in turn reduces waste (since fewer apples will reach the store in a damaged, non-consumer friendly state). Reducing waste _is_ "saving the earth" :)