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[โ€“] Phineaz@feddit.org 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

EDIT: OP cleared up the confusion, thanks for that I ... what? This is such a gigantic leap, going from Teosinte to modern day mazie and calling it a GMO, what is it even suppoed to mean? We shouldn't use domesticated plant? I am seriously scared by the lack of what I consider to be general knowledge of breeding in the general population, have people stopped going to school in the last 5 years?

[โ€“] fossilesque@mander.xyz 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's pro-GMO, showing we've always modified plants.

[โ€“] Phineaz@feddit.org 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well, alright thanks for clearing that up. I understand the meme now, although I still struggle with the ... unusual use of terminology. But yes, it very much makes sense to show teosinte then!

[โ€“] MSugarhill@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 years ago

Then again, depending on if you count CRISPR gene editing as GMO, the terminology fits perfect. CRISPR does exactly the same as breeding, just with perfection and knowing what happend on molecular biological level.

[โ€“] Sightline@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Well golly gee, I guess that means GMO crops that are bred to survive glyphosate and other pesticides must be the same thing then!

All I see here is an attempt to amalgamate GMO's and selective breeding to manipulate public perception... which leads to higher profits.

[โ€“] EatATaco@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

You're problem is with pesticides, not GMO. Youve just been convinced by the people trying to amalgamate GMO and pesticides. You know who stands to make a lot of profit from that? The corporations pushing organics into a fast growing 70 billion dollar industry.