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and before that we genetically modified them through forced selection. Modern crops(pre-GMO even) bear little to no resemblance to what they were originally.
by Vendan 12y ago
and before that we genetically modified them through forced selection. Modern crops(pre-GMO even) bear little to no resemblance to what they were originally. Anti-GMO sentiment is bullcrap.
- researcher88 12y agoIsn't there a difference though? If I want to have a Scandinavian child, I just reproduce with someone from Sweden. If I want my child to be immune to the sun and skin cancer, I just add a gene from the leaf of a tree, inject it into his DNA and see what happens? I support GMOs but nuance is important.
- splawn 12y ago"nuance is important" Says someone comparing plants with human children to make a point. (And no, not much of a difference, other than with modern technique we have more control over the results)
- narrowrail 12y agoPerhaps the example was not the best, but surely you see the difference between splicing DNA from different species, and selecting certain specimen based on desired traits?
- splawn 12y agoI see the difference in the "means" (and one is way faster\efficient), but not in the "ends".