@david_megginson 1/2 Shit doesn't minimise the dangers. Remember #cloning of animals, starting with Dolly, ending with monkeys. The same arguments like today. They didn't talk about the early aging and ill animals, the ineffectiveness. They sold it as "important for stem cell therapy".

It was also the #TIMES who celebrated a Chinese having #genetically engineered the first humans: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_Jiankui_affair

Illusions as danger: Why should we protect #species if they can be mimicked?

@animalculum

#Genetically modified bacteria turn a houseplant into a #natural air #purifier

#Indoor #pollution #VOC

www.fastcompany.com/91300603/neo...
https://www.fastcompany.com/91300603/neoplants-is-turbo-charging-houseplants-into-better-pollution-fighting-technology

Almost 30 years ago, in 1996, #genetically engineered #seeds were commercially introduced in the US for key field #crops, with #adoption rates increasing since then. By now, over 90% of US #corn, #cotton & #soybeans are produced using #GMO varieties: https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/adoption-of-genetically-engineered-crops-in-the-united-states/recent-trends-in-ge-adoption #plantbreeding