Reasons not to take Lumina's anticavity probiotic

Re:Reasons not to take Lumina's anticavity probiotic by maxbond on Wednesday May 15, 2024 @01:37PM (#40370002)

But those aren't really in the wild, right? They're in your garden? If they were left to their own devices and started to breed with wild type tomatoes, and/or were subject to selective pressures for an extended period, they probably would either abandon the gene or discover a niche it was adaptive for?

Glow in the dark petunias sound really cool, I want those.

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Re:Reasons not to take Lumina's anticavity probiotic by ceejayoz on Wednesday May 15, 2024 @01:40PM (#40370036)

The point is the gene may or may not be passed down at all.

It's possible my glowing petunia has some sort of advantage - the energy use going into the light might be balanced by attracting bugs at night, perhaps - but its seeds won't ever have the adaptation.

The purple tomato, on the other hand, if more attractive to birds who might eat and spread its seeds, might have more likelihood to spread.

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