The_Revisioner
The_Revisioner t1_ivl6hxl wrote
Reply to comment by pittaxx in Genomic analysis of 3-6,000 year old watermelon seeds finds the fruit likely had bitter pulp and greenish-white flesh, and may have been consumed primarily for its seeds by bobstonite
Perhaps in a very broad sense, but not in the context of GMO produce, which specifically refers to crops with artificially modified genomes.
The_Revisioner t1_ivkwxdn wrote
Reply to comment by pittaxx in Genomic analysis of 3-6,000 year old watermelon seeds finds the fruit likely had bitter pulp and greenish-white flesh, and may have been consumed primarily for its seeds by bobstonite
Alright man, I was just agreeing with the dude questioning the source of the article...
And no, selective breeding is NOT genetic modification. It is artificial selection. You're not modifying the genes directly; you're selecting for phenotypic traits.
Genetic Modification is actual gene manipulation (usually insertions) using a bunch of fun and cool proteins/enzymes.
And you might be surprised, but genetic modification does occur in nature a lot. There's an entire class of viruses that insert genetic material into the DNA of their hosts. It's just usually not beneficial, and results in immune system activation to kill the cell.
That's not what I'm talking about.
The_Revisioner t1_ivjh4nr wrote
Reply to comment by pittaxx in Genomic analysis of 3-6,000 year old watermelon seeds finds the fruit likely had bitter pulp and greenish-white flesh, and may have been consumed primarily for its seeds by bobstonite
The second link up there listing a bunch of plants and what they used to look like mentions "GMO Cucumbers".
The_Revisioner t1_ivi4c7f wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Genomic analysis of 3-6,000 year old watermelon seeds finds the fruit likely had bitter pulp and greenish-white flesh, and may have been consumed primarily for its seeds by bobstonite
Especially since I don't think there GMO cucumbers... At least not on shelves.
The_Revisioner t1_ix6inwm wrote
Reply to comment by NESWizard in Bialetti Venus 10 years old by Flussschlauch
The white gaskets are rubber and will wear out pretty quick.
The clear ones are silicone and last ages.