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True, but this is direct, cultivation is by proxy, and does not necessarily remove unexpressed genes.

• n4r9 8y ago
  That's a confusing thing to say... surely GMO doesn't necessarily remove unexpressed genes either? To provide a counterargument, with GMO we additionally have a decent understanding of the underlying mechanics and which genes have changed. This puts us in a better position to correct things if they do turn out to have unintended consequences.
  • tomxor 8y ago
    > That's a confusing thing to say... surely GMO doesn't necessarily remove unexpressed genes either? You may be correct, this was speculation based on imagination on my part - I do not know if unexpressed genes were removed in this experiment, I only have a suspicion they may have been part of the "inefficient" original sequence that was replaced.