genfoods (Page 2)

Genetic modification of seeds has put animal genes in vegetables and given us square tomatoes, but the newest breakthrough is the green, water-sensing, potato. Scientists at Edinburgh University injected potato plants with a fluorescence gene borrow from a luminous jellyfish, which cause the leaves of this potato plant to glow green when it needs water. “This is an agriculture of the future,” says Professor Anthony Trewavas.
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The seeds we rely on for food are being genetically altered by a handful of large corporations, and the companies that produce these seeds admit that there is no way to keep genetically engineered seeds from contaminating ordinary crops. We?re facing a future where all our crops will be grown from newly-engineered sources and older versions of crops, that have lasted through centuries of changing environmental conditions, will be lost forever. It looks like Big Business has triumphed over common sense, and short term profits have won out over long term security.
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