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There are so many things wrong with this article! (1) The researchers did NOT observer genes crossing over from the GMO to the wild, weedy form of the rice in
by jostmey 13y ago
There are so many things wrong with this article!
(1) The researchers did NOT observer genes crossing over from the GMO to the wild, weedy form of the rice in a Natural setting.
(2) The authors argue that the new genetic material, if it were to escape into the wild, would reduce genetic diversity and that this would be harmful. But by the very nature adding a new gene, genetic diversity has actually been increased.
- sampo 13y ago"The researchers did NOT observer genes crossing over from the GMO to the wild, weedy form of the rice in a Natural setting." What you say is true, they didn't observe than. But weedy rice (Oryza sativa f. spontanea) is the same species as rice (Oryza sativa), so gene crossing is not far-fetched, it's to be expected in any case.