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McDonald's rejects Simplot's genetically modified potato
On 11/15/2014 11:19 AM, Janet B wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Nov 2014 06:34:23 -0700, Janet B > > wrote: > >> http://tinyurl.com/mcoh2dw >> > snip > I'm just curious . . . has anyone read the article and not just the > headline? > Janet US > I did, and I look forward to eating them (and growing them, if seed potato stock becomes available for sale). They're an improved Russet Burbank, which was an improvement over existing potato varieties. People who reflexively scream about GMO varieties sound as ridiculous as the people who rail against in vitro fertilization on the grounds that it's unnatural. Both are techniques that can be misused, in which case they are worthy of criticism. But most of the time it's just progress as usual. |
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