Tumblr Thread About Evil Mutant Fruits Ends On Hilariously Honest Note

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    Natural foods - teamrocketing thottielamottie Banana -before and after Carrot-before and after Watermelon - before and after
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    Text - jiggly-jello-squid Isn't this more of a combination of selective breeding and GMOS? Not just GMOS? thespectacularspider-girl Yes. But people talk about how GMO's are "unnatural", yet for centuries humanity has been exploiting mutations in animals and plants to produce food for themselves. GMO's are simply the process of inducing these mutations reliably.
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    Text - People hear "Lettuce being modified with scorpion DNA" and think that we're now eating scorpions. But, in reality, they're taking a tiny bit of scorpion DNA and splicing it into the plant. Why? So the plant will produce poison that is not harmful to humans but will deter insects, reducing the use of pesticide, which CAN be harmful to humans and the environment. GMOS are producing rice that can survive flooding, which makes rice more reliable yields and will prevent food shortages in poor
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    Text - cubern I for one am glad I live in a time where watermelons aren't giant tomato abominations march27thoughts The issue with GMOS is that corporations like Monsanto are patenting GMOS and arresting indigenous farmers for cross pollinating with they seeds. But there is nothing dangerous about the science.
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    Text - wordnerdworld This. The problem isn't the science, it's what capitalism does with that science. thottielamottie so we're just gonna ignore the spidergoat thing huh Source: asapscience #gefagghfdghfhhbjddzfeg 36,700 notes

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