I wouldn't be surprised if the GMO one was funded by Bayer or something too. They literally say we have been "genetically modifying" plants for all of human existence, which is a profound misrepresentation of science.
no that's literally true, we haven't been doing it in labs with fancy equipment for very long, but humans have been breeding plants for tens of thousands of years
Yes, but I don't think humans were using bio-engineering to create crops that die without specific pesticides and hold patented bio-markers that allow for managing IP rights to food sources.
true, but those are just symptoms of genetic engineering under capitalism. same thing with a lot of scientific research, it could have actual social benefits but it's squandered so porky can make more profit
BREEDING PLANTS IS NOT GMO. Genetic modification is a targeted manipulation of the genome. Equating traditional breeding to genetic engineering is honestly one of the most irritating misrepresentations what biotechnology actually does.
It's not a targeted manipulation of the genome. It's a coincidental recombination and inheritance of parental traits. It's a targeted manipulation of the phenotypes. You could argue with marker assisted selection that we are now manipulating genomes, but that's a relatively recent development. Certainly not one humans have been doing since the dawn of agriculture.
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Is Kurzgesagt funded by the gates foundation? Because I wouldn't be shocked there
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i mean they're german what did you expect :germany-cool:
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The fall of the DDR was the second worst thing to happen to the world
I wouldn't be surprised if the GMO one was funded by Bayer or something too. They literally say we have been "genetically modifying" plants for all of human existence, which is a profound misrepresentation of science.
no that's literally true, we haven't been doing it in labs with fancy equipment for very long, but humans have been breeding plants for tens of thousands of years
Yes, but I don't think humans were using bio-engineering to create crops that die without specific pesticides and hold patented bio-markers that allow for managing IP rights to food sources.
true, but those are just symptoms of genetic engineering under capitalism. same thing with a lot of scientific research, it could have actual social benefits but it's squandered so porky can make more profit
Agreed, but any defense of genetic engineering that doesn't make those facts incredibly clear is just a smokescreen for that corruption.
BREEDING PLANTS IS NOT GMO. Genetic modification is a targeted manipulation of the genome. Equating traditional breeding to genetic engineering is honestly one of the most irritating misrepresentations what biotechnology actually does.
by definition, plant breeding is targeted manipulation of the genome, it's just not as precise or direct as modern genetic engineering techniques
It's not a targeted manipulation of the genome. It's a coincidental recombination and inheritance of parental traits. It's a targeted manipulation of the phenotypes. You could argue with marker assisted selection that we are now manipulating genomes, but that's a relatively recent development. Certainly not one humans have been doing since the dawn of agriculture.
Oh yeah, all of those fucking sponsorships where "We teamed up with Bill Gates!"
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