• @credo
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    171 month ago

    So its the corn that is genetically modified.

    • adr1an
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      161 month 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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        301 month ago

        True, but people selectively bred teosinte into corn.

        • @Sightline
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          -31 month 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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            1 month 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.

          • @[email protected]
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            51 month 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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        116 days ago

        selective breeding

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