tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497043959398438304.post5547146220783507643..comments2022-04-09T06:38:20.555-05:00Comments on Vegan Scientist: Yummy Vegan GMO TomatoesVeg Lab Rathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09123771275189570993noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497043959398438304.post-46861530521281416902013-03-03T17:36:48.271-06:002013-03-03T17:36:48.271-06:00Sophia: it sounds like you have a problem with co...Sophia: it sounds like you have a problem with conventionally-grown (non-organic) produce and not GMOs. Unfortunately the anti-GMO hysteria has made it illegal for any GMOs to be labeled organic, so the roundup-ready stuff is lumped in with the more benign stuff.Veg Lab Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09123771275189570993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497043959398438304.post-39856465029066799512013-03-03T05:19:08.281-06:002013-03-03T05:19:08.281-06:00The reason I avoid GMOs where possible is because ...The reason I avoid GMOs where possible is because in practise, the most common modification is to make a plant pesticide and/or herbicide resistant, and then to pile on many times the amount of 'cide that would be practical otherwise. A health and ecology disaster.<br /><br />I'd support responsible genetic modification done with the bigger picture in mind. But I know I just can't trust big companies to do that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13867643247051558400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497043959398438304.post-91878301404336431242012-07-06T12:29:06.788-05:002012-07-06T12:29:06.788-05:00No mention of agrobacter conjugation or transposon...No mention of agrobacter conjugation or transposons.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08960595610612605417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497043959398438304.post-111010448456231532012-07-02T19:13:57.039-05:002012-07-02T19:13:57.039-05:00I really don't get the problem with most GMO p...I really don't get the problem with most GMO plants. I don't like IP and litigation that seems to be hand in hand with GMO, but the foods themselves don't bother me! There was an interesting piece on NPR about tomatoes and the features that make for tasty ones (and how they became victims to the quest for a supermarket tomato). It was pretty interesting, too.radioactiveganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841051196996847922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497043959398438304.post-18364051861386996732012-07-02T16:33:01.115-05:002012-07-02T16:33:01.115-05:00Nicely put. The same thing applies to all crops, ...Nicely put. The same thing applies to all crops, not just tomatoes. Breeding priorities are shipability, shelf life, yield, disease resistance. True for most crops. Attributes like flavor are down the line. After 50 years of improvement fruits and veggies don't taste so hot.<br /><br />Today there is a new focus on reclaiming flavors. They are out there-- in the wild, unimproved plants or in old varieties that can't be used in production. To breed the traits in takes years, or decades if you are talking trees. <br /><br />Moving a gene at a time through transgenics may be a way to make this happen on a much shorter time frame. That is starting to happen as I type.... literally!Kevin M. Foltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10253508434587464552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6497043959398438304.post-82208395120025671632012-07-02T15:51:53.556-05:002012-07-02T15:51:53.556-05:00Thanks for the shout-outs! This is a good example ...Thanks for the shout-outs! This is a good example of how genetic engineering can help but also I think cisgenics is an easier concept to accept for the lay-person. Once you cross into transgenic (trans-phobia?!) territory though, it seems all the years of b-movies suddenly manifest into reality for them.PythagoreanCrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05898563499553189660noreply@blogger.com