Bananas That Don't Go Brown To Hit Supermarkets Thanks to DNA Editing
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I mean... it's not the same, but but humans have been selectively breeding fruit for thousands of years. IIRC we're all eating the cavendish because of a plague that wiped out a tastier banana. And if you're still hungry for crimes against humanity look no further than Dole.
I used to bicker about this with folks. Gmo's are the only food that's actually tested for allergies, as far as I am aware.
Granted you can't get fly DNA into an apple with selective breeding
If this reduces waste without any negative health effects, I'd say it's a positive development
Whats dystopian about this? Unless you specifically want brown mushy bananas quickly and other varieties are made unavailable or something, whose life is made worse by a banana that takes a bit longer to get to that point?
I want my banana bread!
Yeah, I'm generally on favour of gmo's. Sure this is so corporations can make more profit by wasting less, but wasting less isn't terrible
I agree with others that this is not the thing making modern life a dystopia. Now heirloom banana varieties going extinct. that is.
What if I put it in the freezer