Hopin' China's reforesting tech proves sustainable. Also Prolekult/James Bell was mentioning hempcrete, which is another that I'd think would help a lot. Hopin' for new sword technology. . .

    • glans [it/its]
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      2 days ago

      Do you have any specific info to share or just an opinion? Based on what?

      I understand sea mays is different than the development of other grains because the original plant was not food. Corn is a totally different organizism, not just a more suitable variety. Specific traits that were not previously present were introduced.

      https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Hartnell_College/Environmental_Biology_(Fisher_and_Dorsner_Custom)/08%3A_Food_and_Hunger/8.02%3A_Biotechnology_and_Genetic_Engineering

      An interesting example is maize (corn). Biologists have discovered that maize was developed from a wild plant called teosinte. Through traditional breeding practices, humans living thousands of years ago in what is now Southern Mexico began selecting for desirable traits until they were able to transform the plant into what is now known as maize. In doing so, they permanently (and unknowingly) altered its genetic instructions, allowing for new traits to emerge. Considering this history, we might ask the question: is there really such a thing as “non-GMO” maize?

      • Abracadaniel [he/him]
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        2 days ago

        Through traditional breeding practices, humans living thousands of years ago in what is now Southern Mexico began selecting for desirable traits until they were able to transform the plant into what is now known as maize.

        the bit I bolded is the key difference. genetic engineering is the new technology distinct from just breeding, it requires specific technologies. while the creation of maize is an impressive achievement, it wasn't "genetic engineering".

        https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_engineering