Topic 76 of 77: gmo vs. organic (genetically modified)
Sat, Aug 16, 2003 (11:55) |
Paul Terry Walhus (terry)
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Scientists have long thought gene exchange
between individuals of unrelated species to be an extremely rare event
among eukaryotes -- the massive group of organisms that counts among
its members humans, oak trees, kelp and mushrooms -- throughout the
group's 2 billion year history.
But a new Indiana University Bloomington study in this week's Nature
suggests that such genetic events, called horizontal gene transfers,
have happened more often than previously thought during the evolution
of flowering plants. The finding hints other eukaryotes have had
significant genetic influence from completely unrelated species
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/07/030710091634.htm
Here's an article on models of gene-flows from domestic crops to wild
relatives:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/07/030723083437.htm
http://www.organicconsumers.org/ge/72803_ge_soybeans.cfm
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Topic 76 of 77 [food]: gmo vs. organic (genetically modified)
Response 1 of 1: Autumn (autumn) * Sat, Aug 16, 2003 (19:17) * 1 lines
This is a topic near and dear to my heart!
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