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Re:US food additives banned in EU. Expert says "almost certa... by thfuran on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @06:56AM (#34880027)
Not even fruit?
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Re:US food additives banned in EU. Expert says "almost certa... by aperson_hello on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @07:49AM (#34880519)
Humans have modified most fruits to be nearly unrecognizable compared to their original forms!
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Re:US food additives banned in EU. Expert says "almost certa... by uoaei on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @08:01AM (#34880624)
There's a difference between phenotypic and genotypic modifications.
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Re:US food additives banned in EU. Expert says "almost certa... by aperson_hello on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @08:52AM (#34881121)
Neither is "natural"

And a whole lot of fruit is genotypically modified as well through various means!!

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Re:US food additives banned in EU. Expert says "almost certa... by uoaei on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @09:17PM (#34905879)
Well, phenotypic selection is natural in the inevitable, Darwinian sense. Genotypic selection is not because "nature" can't observe genes directly, only their expressions.
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