RE: Jane Goodall is now anti-GMO [rolling eyes]
June 1, 2013 at 5:50 pm
(This post was last modified: June 1, 2013 at 5:53 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Yes, very different. The principles used and effect achieved are the same (but one could argue that genetic engineering drastically reduces the "turnover time"). In the case of roundup ready corn - we could have done this without genetic engineering (we didn't realize that then). Basically, the gene that codes for EPSPS(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPSP_synthase) has been replaced in the corn with a similar gene from bacterium - which allows the EPSPS to function normally in the presence of glyphosate (the active ingredient in roundup) through horizontal transfer(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizontal_gene_transfer)
Other GM crops have different situations. In the case of RRCorn no new proteins are expressed. In some GMOs - it's a whole different ballgame. Bt crops are in a league of their own (pesticide producing crops).
Other GM crops have different situations. In the case of RRCorn no new proteins are expressed. In some GMOs - it's a whole different ballgame. Bt crops are in a league of their own (pesticide producing crops).
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