Ok, so what word would you use to describe direct modification of a genetic sequence by another organism that would distinguish it from "selective breeding" and "hybridization"? Or do you not see the point in distinguishing?
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Or are you just sharing a fun unrelated fact in a kind of weirdly confrontational way?
aug 10, 2025, 5:28 pm • 0 0 • view
Both. 😜 There's a big, weird pushback against the latest technology but not against traditional, inefficient, shotgun genetic modification techniques like radiation and chemically induced mutation. So I like to pedantically (read obnoxiously) point out that the modern techniques are extremely safe
aug 12, 2025, 6:46 pm • 0 0 • view
, well tested, well understood, precise, and better for the Earth than all previous techniques. "Non-GMO" is just a branding thing that unscrupulous companies pay for to promote their products to the misinformed. Like "organic".
aug 12, 2025, 6:46 pm • 0 0 • view