Flying Squid to MST3K • 8 months agoFinally, an answer!imagemessage-square228arrow-up1641arrow-down117file-text
arrow-up1624arrow-down1imageFinally, an answer!Flying Squid to MST3K • 8 months agomessage-square228file-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•8 months ago Selective breeding is different than genetic modification. Nope. Both are genetic modifications. CRISPRing fucking maize? Also not true. CRISPR is bacteria mechanism and is not used in plants.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•8 months agoIt would if they had it. AFAIR usually viral vector is used. I recommend you watching thisl channel.
minus-squareBoscoBearlinkfedilink2•8 months agoI can’t imagine an organism (other than a virus) that doesn’t have a virial vector to exploit.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•8 months agoViral vector is virus that can’t self-replicate
minus-squareBoscoBearlinkfedilink3•edit-28 months agoI thought it was the method a virus uses to splice itself into the hosts DNA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viral_vector
Nope. Both are genetic modifications.
Also not true. CRISPR is bacteria mechanism and is not used in plants.
CRISPR would work for other organisms wouldn’t it?
It would if they had it. AFAIR usually viral vector is used. I recommend you watching thisl channel.
I can’t imagine an organism (other than a virus) that doesn’t have a virial vector to exploit.
Viral vector is virus that can’t self-replicate
I thought it was the method a virus uses to splice itself into the hosts DNA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viral_vector