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iNstein t1_iz8wm3k wrote

But does it taste as good and is it as nutritious as other wheat? Usually you get a trade off, maybe more susceptible to disease or insects?

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justabill71 t1_iz8ya0n wrote

I guess we'll just have to wheat and see.

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thisimpetus t1_iz90gc3 wrote

If you'd read the article you'd know it tastes great.

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iNstein t1_iz92dzb wrote

If it waa tested by the developers or people paid by them, I'd expect to hear that no matter how disgusting it tastes.

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thisimpetus t1_iz92j3z wrote

lmao it was tested by farmers, just stahp, read the damn thing before you opine

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iNstein t1_iz9b0em wrote

Mate, this is Reddit lol. Farmers have a vested interest too. A double blind taste testing would be convincing.

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tsadecoy t1_iz9g6yv wrote

But it's not necessary at all. Farmers also want to be able to sell the wheat. The wholesalers will definitely not buy anything they think tastes bad or will pay significantly less for it.

This is a self correcting issue if it exists frankly. They are making some test fields in Morocco so we will just have to wait and see.

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thisimpetus t1_iz9isgl wrote

What has that got to do with the current conversation?

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AgnosticStopSign t1_izacgkn wrote

Tradeoffs arent a thing. You can simply just enhance with genetic expression.

Everything wants to survive, so plants would naturally start selecting these traits regardless over generations of descendants in heat and drought.

Lastly, look at humans - theres normal supertasters, theres normal people with cerebral palsy. Even normal RNG genetic expression changes that are either negative or positive dont have contrarian trade offs

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