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This kind of proves that GMOs are useless if a regular old breeding program resulted in yields this high.
zorblax wrote
why would that be proof? Most genetic modification is essentially just cross-species selective breeding anyway.
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Costs.
zorblax wrote
selective breeding costs lots of money too.
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Average cost to develop a GMO is 136 million...
I can make hybrids for the cost of 2 seeds and some compost.
zorblax wrote
could you do an intensive breeding regimen with thousands of specimens in a controlled environment with 2 seeds and some compost?
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I have a greenhouse with thousands of plants in it already, so yes. Most of the stable plant varieties we plant today were chance seedlings grown by regular gardeners and farmers.
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