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While the technology exists, so-called "terminator genes" have not been implemented due to opposition from anti-GMO activists and other groups: https://en.wikip
by yohui 9y ago
While the technology exists, so-called "terminator genes" have not been implemented due to opposition from anti-GMO activists and other groups: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_use_restriction_technology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_use_restriction_techno...
- abecedarius 9y agoHuh, thanks for the correction.
- e12e 9y agoOn the other hand, if you make a fish-pig that lives off algae and tastes like bacon, perhaps "terminator genes" is a sensible protection to avoid accidental destruction of the biosphere? (The "terminator genes" could end up going both ways in terms of containing engineered species).