From: Adrian Tymes (wingcat@pacbell.net)
Date: Wed May 28 2003 - 14:58:43 MDT
--- cryofan@mylinuxisp.com wrote:
> Hmm. I wonder if they used genetic engineering? If
> so, this would make a
> great poster child for GE.
Define "genetic engineering". Humanity's been using a
crude version of it on agriculture (food crops and
animals) for millenia. In particular:
> > Researchers at the Volcani Institute of the
> Agricultural Research
> Organization in Israel took cuttings of a fruit
> called pepino dulce, a native
> of Peru that contains almost no sugar. Although safe
> for diabetics to eat,
> people complained about its flavor and lingering
> aftertaste. So the
> researchers bred a new version of the pepino that
> tastes better, at least
> according to early reviewers.
Just the same old methodology, using the
already-in-place nano to do what it's programmed to
do.
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