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9. I recall reading somewhere that someone is trying to engineer a tomato

Fri Nov 7, 2014, 10:49 PM

Nov 2014

that can handle current mass harvesting, handling, and transportation methods and times, but still taste like the ones you grow in your backyard. I would still like growing them myself sometimes, but this would be another good use of the technology.

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Genetically Modified Potato Is Approved by U.S.D.A. [View all] HuckleB Nov 2014 OP

Yup. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #1

+1. GMOs can be both good and bad, and need to be heavily regulated. chrisa Nov 2014 #4

The same can be said for all seed development technologies. HuckleB Nov 2014 #7

this is too much- Tumbulu Nov 2014 #20

There is a system of regulation. Pretending otherwise is just too much, indeed. HuckleB Nov 2014 #36

No there is not, and your misrepresentations just illustrate Tumbulu Nov 2014 #45

Prove your assertions. HuckleB Nov 2014 #51

Claiming it's healthier is anti-science woo-woo. bananas Nov 2014 #22

It's funny to see you calling out such matters. HuckleB Nov 2014 #60

"The new potato also resists bruising" - FrankenPotatoes with unproven health claims. bananas Nov 2014 #25

We have tomatoes you can put on your window upaloopa Nov 2014 #55

A healthier potato? Lenomsky Nov 2014 #33

That would not be good for a diabetic at all yeoman6987 Nov 2014 #56

Why do you say that? HuckleB Nov 2014 #5

Because it's not a use that has, as it's goal, Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #43

OK. So, are you saying most GMOs are different? HuckleB Nov 2014 #61

'Most'? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #63

So you would rather farmers use older, more toxic herbicides? HuckleB Nov 2014 #66

More on this issue.. HuckleB Nov 2014 #80

don't trust it. They keep making claims that end up not being true. Sundome Nov 2014 #24

Speaking of advertising as news bucolic_frolic Nov 2014 #32

The anti-GMO movement does make baseless claims on a daily basis. HuckleB Nov 2014 #62

Modified potato last seen destroying Boise. christx30 Nov 2014 #2

Somewhere there are tears in the eyes AgingAmerican Nov 2014 #3

Cool. drm604 Nov 2014 #6

+1 Yes, it does! HuckleB Nov 2014 #8

I recall reading somewhere that someone is trying to engineer a tomato drm604 Nov 2014 #9

Indeed. Still, yeah, there is nothing like picking a tomato and chomping on it. HuckleB Nov 2014 #11

Looks delicious! Kablooie Nov 2014 #10

That's fucking great! Scootaloo Nov 2014 #14

Simplot, you're living in your own Private Idaho, not underground like a wild potato. kwassa Nov 2014 #12

Yeah, but can Dan Quayle spell it? n/t RufusTFirefly Nov 2014 #13

Is the rest of the potato identical? bucolic_frolic Nov 2014 #15

*yawn* AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #16

Scientists and the GOP are in cahoots? Dr Hobbitstein Nov 2014 #17

Yes, at least! Tumbulu Nov 2014 #21

Interesting fact about these GMO potatoes: Orrex Nov 2014 #18

Bwhahaha! babylonsister Nov 2014 #76

+1,000,000 ... 000 HuckleB Nov 2014 #78

I won't be buying any potatoes. Good for the roody Nov 2014 #19

I'm much more amenable to this than herbicide resistance (nt) Recursion Nov 2014 #23

Do you have any idea how much herbicides are used on organic produce? HuckleB Nov 2014 #54

"Organic" in general? No, I have no idea Recursion Nov 2014 #58

Do you live on the farm? HuckleB Nov 2014 #67

Where are the thc / cbd potatoes? NBachers Nov 2014 #26

I suspect the resistence to bruising was the primary aim Prophet 451 Nov 2014 #27

You say potato; I say topato... damyank913 Nov 2014 #28

In the past, food tasted like survival. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #39

I was referring to eating processed and genetically engineered food... damyank913 Nov 2014 #47

All things change. All things. That is the salvation of life. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #48

Yes. And Soylent Green is made from people. damyank913 Nov 2014 #49

I for one welcome our New God Old Nick Nov 2014 #29

The potato is designed to reduce a harmful ingredient in French fries. candelista Nov 2014 #30

"...a major supplier of frozen French fries to McDonald’s." KansDem Nov 2014 #31

The Myth of the Non-Decomposing McDonald’s Hamburger HuckleB Nov 2014 #37

I selected the video to make a point about the french fries... KansDem Nov 2014 #46

So reading about why is too much? HuckleB Nov 2014 #50

What's NOT in them is the real answer jmowreader Nov 2014 #57

They won't be supplying any of these to Mickey D's KamaAina Nov 2014 #71

I thought they were already GMO'd CountAllVotes Nov 2014 #34

Depends where the potatoes are from happyslug Nov 2014 #42

Another reason to grow your own if you have a small plot of land.... dmosh42 Nov 2014 #35

Trust science. Don't trust the people who profit from its specific applications. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #38

And don't trust "organic" companies pushing baseless fear about GMOs. HuckleB Nov 2014 #53

There are a large number of heirloom potatos and a very rich gene pool. hunter Nov 2014 #40

thank you niyad Nov 2014 #41

+1 BuddhaGirl Nov 2014 #44

So why aren't farmers jumping at those seeds? HuckleB Nov 2014 #52

Worship of the almight dollar. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #64

So, you think farmers should not make a living. HuckleB Nov 2014 #65

That's a very bizarre interpretation of what I wrote. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #68

Ah, so you have no response. HuckleB Nov 2014 #69

No response to what? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #70

Ah, you think I'm dumber than I look. HuckleB Nov 2014 #73

No, I just don't know what you're talking about. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #74

I'd like to trust you, but I can't. HuckleB Nov 2014 #75

Actually I didn't respond because the data in the link you provided doesn't support your claims. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #77

LOL! Prove it. HuckleB Nov 2014 #79

DUer magical thyme grows several of them. :-) KamaAina Nov 2014 #72

Image of the Genetically Modified Potato Yavin4 Nov 2014 #59