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__deleted_____ wrote

This kind of proves that GMOs are useless if a regular old breeding program resulted in yields this high.

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zorblax wrote

why would that be proof? Most genetic modification is essentially just cross-species selective breeding anyway.

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__deleted_____ wrote

Costs.

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zorblax wrote

selective breeding costs lots of money too.

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__deleted_____ wrote (edited )

Average cost to develop a GMO is 136 million...

I can make hybrids for the cost of 2 seeds and some compost.

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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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__deleted_____ wrote (edited )

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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