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Can’t stop fearing that messing with the living like that is going to badly backfire at some point. The sad aspect is that it’s solely for frivolous reasons and
by bobim 3y ago
Can’t stop fearing that messing with the living like that is going to badly backfire at some point. The sad aspect is that it’s solely for frivolous reasons and profit. But damn, these petunias are cool.
- Maxion 3y agoDo note that humans have messed around with plants for a long time and that has caused loads of issues from loss of biodiversity, invasive species and what not. I don't think direct genetic manipulation of plants will have any worse effects than what we already see.
- dkjaudyeqooe 3y agoGenes are mutated randomly by nature, so the code is there to be changed and the menu of options is the same for nature and humans. Indirect methods have been used for centuries, so this is more a matter of degree. Of course there are dangers in everything, but fiddling with the code of life probably seems more scary than it actually is.
- hoseja 3y agoNot messing with it will lead to decay. Just strive to be antifragile and stop reading so much doomer scifi.
- _ph_ 3y agoYes, messing with things should be done carefully. But one shouldn't forget how much bad things are happening every day: - first of all, the continuous threat to Eco-systems from invasive species constantly spread around the globe by carelessness. - one especially bad example is the breeding of pets which are basically sick by design. A lot of dog races are a prototypical example, but also cats and especially many fish breeds. So yes, genetically modified plants are a bit frivolous, but one should push more to fight against the things listed above, happening so routinely.
- croes 3y ago>But one shouldn't forget how much bad things are happening every day. That's like saying, stab him because is already shot. The straw that broke the camel's back.