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Date: | Fri, 19 May 2000 14:59:52 -0400 |
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I am one of those who think much hysteria is evident in all the opposition
to GM crops. In discussing seedless watermelons and cucumbers Dave Green
said "Parthenocarpy is a defect in the wild, but man has occasionally found
a mutation with the defect, and maintained it for his own purposes. It is a
defect because the plant now more or less needs man's aid to reproduce."
Let's see, it seems to me that somehow a genetic modification occurred, that
would have naturally died out, but humans have maintained it. The
watermelons have been around for 40 or more years. Where was the anti-GM
crowd? Busy eating seedless watermelons?
Lloyd
Lloyd Spear, Owner, Ross Rounds, Inc. The finest in comb honey production.
www.rossrounds.com
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