Re:World's largest plant survey reveals alarming extinction ...
by jniedrauer on Monday June 10, 2019 @04:56PM
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This seems disingenuous. Genetically modified organisms created in a lab have no bearing on the proliferation of biodiversity outside the lab.
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Re:World's largest plant survey reveals alarming extinction ...
by mirimir on Monday June 10, 2019 @05:06PM
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I wouldn't say "no bearing". But if current trends continued, there wouldn't be much left except people, livestock, pets, crop plants (including trees), insect pests, and microorganisms. And stuff in zoos and botanical gardens.
However, that's unlikely. Well before that, human society and population will likely collapse, due to climate change.
Re:World's largest plant survey reveals alarming extinction ...
by TeMPOraL on Monday June 10, 2019 @05:08PM
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GP likely isn't talking about lab-grown experimental GMOs, but regular farming. Many if not most of the food we eat is completely unlike it was before humans invented agriculture.
Re:World's largest plant survey reveals alarming extinction ...
by Thev00d00 on Monday June 10, 2019 @05:07PM
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I think he was referring to boring old selective breeding
Re:World's largest plant survey reveals alarming extinction ...
by toss1 on Monday June 10, 2019 @05:25PM
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Whoever is downvoting this comment is ignorant.
GMOs and cultivars grown in labs not only have no positive effect on biodiversity, they have significant negative effects. See more detailed post above.