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Fun fact: mutagenized crops are generally not considered to be GMOs. From https://geneticliteracyproject.org/gmo-faq/glp-tackles-one-of-the-most-frequently-ask
by joatmon-snoo 5y ago
Fun fact: mutagenized crops are generally not considered to be GMOs.
From https://geneticliteracyproject.org/gmo-faq/glp-tackles-one-of-the-most-frequently-asked-biotech-questions-what-are-gmos/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/gmo-faq/glp-tackles-one-o... :
> [...] chemical/physical mutagenesis and a lot of other techniques are “unnaturally” performed “in the lab” but are not classified as GMOs.
- SigmundA 5y agoSo is the problem with categorizing anything, nature doesn't care about neat categories and honestly neither do we. We have genetically modified almost every organism we eat the only difference is the method of modification. When does something become GMO? Selective breeding? Mutagenesis? Marker assisted breeding? Targeted gene insertion? Who decides and why?