Re:RNA demethylation increases rice and potato yields 50%
by Gravityloss on Friday July 23, 2021 @05:16AM
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No, they are changing DNA, they are adding DNA code that does the demethylation of RNA.
It's like adding code to the compiler so it produces different assembly from the same higher level code. But it's still added code because the compiler itself is in the codebase.
Re:RNA demethylation increases rice and potato yields 50%
by oh_sigh on Thursday July 22, 2021 @11:49PM
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I think most lay people would view this as genetic modification, or at least "genetic manipulation", which might be even scarier.
Having said that, I'm pro-GMOs and always roll my eyes when brands go out of their way to say that they proudly don't use GMOs.
Re:RNA demethylation increases rice and potato yields 50%
by bawolff on Friday July 23, 2021 @12:23AM
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Technically correct might be the best kind of correct, but i doubt it will change hearts and minds.
Re:RNA demethylation increases rice and potato yields 50%
by adrianN on Friday July 23, 2021 @12:51AM
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It's enough to circumvent regulations for marking products as GMO.
Re:RNA demethylation increases rice and potato yields 50%
by bawolff on Friday July 23, 2021 @02:31AM
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The EU definition is "organisms in which the genetic material (DNA) has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally by mating or natural recombination". https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC5...
I'm honestly not sure which side of the definition this falls under. It certainly doesn't occur naturally.
Think of it like software -- by flipping an A/B Switch in software configuration you don't add to or remove from a program, you merely turn on/off certain features. Same with methylation -- it's the A/B Switch for protein synthesis, FWIU.