• @credo
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    173 months ago

    So its the corn that is genetically modified.

    • adr1an
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      163 months ago

      Ancestor is not the same as non GMO. One could say that primates in Madagascar are ancestors to human. But there’s no human population that is either GMO or went through the process of selective breeding.

      • @idiomaddict
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        303 months ago

        True, but people selectively bred teosinte into corn.

        • @Sightline
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          -33 months ago

          Ok… but the reason why people don’t like GMOs is because they’re bred to be doused in pesticides. They also can cross-pollinate with non-GMO’s to create non viable seeds among other things.

          • @[email protected]
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            3 months ago

            *Some

            Is the keyword, GMO purposes can be vast, and not all are just for pesticides or non-fertility.

            Some are even used to be more pest resistant so it can be less reliant on pesticides.

          • Doom
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            53 months ago

            GMO is a misconstrued term much like free range or grass fed or no trans fats.

            Don’t step on the rake.

      • Aniki
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        13 months ago

        selective breeding

        I wonder, isn’t sexual selection a form of “selective breeding”?