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• The_v@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The so called terminator gene was developed in and to attempt to limit the spread of GMO genes into the wild populations. It was a USDA-ARS program. Not their best work but it would have prevented today’s clusterfuck of contamination.

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  • Valmond@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I haven’t heard of the contamination problem, do you have any info about that?

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    • The_v@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      doi.org/10.4161/21645698.2014.945883

      Here’s a paper discussing the issue.

      Corn to teosintes GMO contamination is also huge issue especially in southern states.

      20+ years after a failed introduction of GMO RR wheat, they are still finding it in fields.

      producer.com/…/cause-of-gm-wheat-escape-unlikely-…

      reuters.com/…/usda-investigates-unapproved-gmo-wh…

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