I saw a bumper sticker that said “Do you eat GMO food?” me being smart ass and liking history said yes. Damned near all food humans eat at scale has been modified through artificial selection, at least if it’s in a lab we are less likely to inbred the plant so badly that they are effectively a clone species. Also I thought of cows when I read that sticker a notable downgrade from the might aurochs.
But nobody means selective breeding when they say GMO. That term emerged specifically to describe the products of genetic engineering. There a plenty of legitimate concerns.
Sure but I’ve legit heard people call selectively breed things GMO because it was exceptionally specific and broad in its effects. Also I am not going to take some of these bumper sticker types seriously until I stop seeing non-GMO stickers on inorganic products like salt or water.
I saw a bumper sticker that said “Do you eat GMO food?” me being smart ass and liking history said yes. Damned near all food humans eat at scale has been modified through artificial selection, at least if it’s in a lab we are less likely to inbred the plant so badly that they are effectively a clone species. Also I thought of cows when I read that sticker a notable downgrade from the might aurochs.
But nobody means selective breeding when they say GMO. That term emerged specifically to describe the products of genetic engineering. There a plenty of legitimate concerns.
Ehhh, I’ve heard people say the covid vaccine was genetic modification. It’s just too vague a term to be actually useful.
Sure but I’ve legit heard people call selectively breed things GMO because it was exceptionally specific and broad in its effects. Also I am not going to take some of these bumper sticker types seriously until I stop seeing non-GMO stickers on inorganic products like salt or water.