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zxqwas@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Isn’t one argument against GMO that they could spread and outcompete other crops? In that case a terminator gene would even be a good thing?
Comment on imagine
zxqwas@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Isn’t one argument against GMO that they could spread and outcompete other crops? In that case a terminator gene would even be a good thing?
The_v@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
That’s exactly why the original terminator gene was a joint USDA-ARS /delta-pine effort. The USDA-ARS was looking for ways to prevent GMO species from escaping and causing issues.
You know the shit that actually happened. For example -
Creeping Bentgrass
opb.org/…/gmo-grass-oregon-creeping-bent-scotts-m…
Wheat -
www.nature.com/articles/499262a
Corn/teosinte
www.sciencedirect.com/…/S0167880918301075
Glitterbomb@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
This sounds like the back of a Crichton novel, and I want to read it