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Title: Equinox, Food Security, Gene Editing
Post by: John on September 22, 2021, 13:57
Bit of a ramble on the first day of autumn. Some thoughts on our food security and gene edited crops coming soon.

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Title: Re: Equinox, Food Security, Gene Editing
Post by: mumofstig on September 22, 2021, 16:10
The kind of gene editing that I'm dead against is the kind that that gives the plants herbicide tolerance, so that they can use tons of weed-killer on the fields,  that's so damaging to wildlife  :(
Title: Re: Equinox, Food Security, Gene Editing
Post by: John on September 23, 2021, 08:40
I think the technology has huge promise but how it's used is the thing. And beware the unexpected consequence.