01-20-2016, 03:39 AM
99.9% of all bananas eaten were generated from a sterile artificial cross between TWO DIFFERENT PLANTs. Literally, over 25,000 genes were MIXED to generate this sterile plant that we grow asexually.
Think about the issues of GMOs - most of which contain the addition of a single new gene - next time you have that banana for breakfast, or as a part of a banana split.
I am in the genome engineering field, but I do not sell GMOs. Modern GE science is far, far, far better and more precise than traditional crop breeding as well described in the rest of this thread. But the political ramifications of a few companies have castrated this technology so that it cannot really help our world's growing population. Or for addressing renewable fuels. Or for medicinal technologies.
It's amazing how completely fraudulent science can hamstring an entire technology.
I admit that GE scientists could do a better job at communicating the value of this technology to make the world a better place.
Think about the issues of GMOs - most of which contain the addition of a single new gene - next time you have that banana for breakfast, or as a part of a banana split.
I am in the genome engineering field, but I do not sell GMOs. Modern GE science is far, far, far better and more precise than traditional crop breeding as well described in the rest of this thread. But the political ramifications of a few companies have castrated this technology so that it cannot really help our world's growing population. Or for addressing renewable fuels. Or for medicinal technologies.
It's amazing how completely fraudulent science can hamstring an entire technology.
I admit that GE scientists could do a better job at communicating the value of this technology to make the world a better place.
