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Other examples: The enzymes in washing powders are generally produced by GM bacteria, too, together with the chymosin needed for cheese production. There used
by a_bonobo 13y ago
Other examples: The enzymes in washing powders are generally produced by GM bacteria, too, together with the chymosin needed for cheese production.
There used to be a GM-tomato called FLAVR SAVR about 15 years ago, which had direct benefits to end customers = the tomatoes stayed fresh longer. Public opposition out of fear killed it (also a good lesson: don't give flashy, technical names to food).
http://californiaagriculture.ucanr.edu/landingpage.cfm?article=ca.v054n04p6&fulltext=yes http://californiaagriculture.ucanr.edu/landingpage.cfm?artic...
- wprl 13y agoAlso, GMO tomatoes have poor flavor and too taut a texture…
- a_bonobo 13y agoI'd like to see the citation on that (there are no GM tomatoes on the market), I'd also like to add that the 'watery', huge, flavour-poor tomatoes you often get in Europe have been created by traditional non-GM breeding: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/06/28/why-supermarket-tomatoes-look-great-but-taste-bland/#.U13Ty_iLelM http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/06/2... There have been efforts to create GM-tomatoes with better taste, here's one example from 2007: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/gm-tomato-tastes-better/ http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/gm-tomato-tastes-b...
- wprl 13y agoCitation: my taste buds.
- YokoZar 13y agoSo where are you getting the GM tomatoes?
- wprl 13y agoShockingly, I was alive in the mid-90s :) It's also a given that any GMO tomato would be a hybrid, a.k.a. a cardboard-esque rubber ball. A little experience and common sense can go a long way in determining something's flavor (lol)! "You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows."