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...if people wouldn't be so freaked off of GMOs and they could just push on with the science instead of considering the public reaction to everything. Heck, I'd
by nnq 13y ago
...if people wouldn't be so freaked off of GMOs and they could just push on with the science instead of considering the public reaction to everything. Heck, I'd a take a glass of oj made from fruits with pig and monkey genes in it over a "natural and non-GMO" one made from plants that need tons of herbicides and pesticides to grow.
...and if I were a producer that discovered how to make a resistant orange by genetic engineering, I'd just do my best to spread the damn disease and wipe out natural oranges together with the competition, making more money to finance more genetic engineering research, hopefully doing more interesting stuff than pest resistance genes, like actually improving the flavor and nutrient profile of grown plants.
- archgoon 13y ago>...and if I were a producer that discovered how to make a resistant orange by genetic engineering, I'd just do my best to spread the damn disease and wipe out natural oranges together with the competition, making more money to finance more genetic engineering research... No, you'd be thrown in jail for bioterrorism. What you propose is seriously unethical, even if it weren't criminal. Furthermore, your attitude would convince much of the populace that people who promote GMO food are completely insane and unethical.
- davvid 13y agoI think a more reasonable threat would be that the company that discovers the resistant gene patents it, and then owns the entire orange market. Throw in some Monsanto-style "you cannot plant the seeds" and you have a real problem.