Sunday, November 5, 2017

CRISPR: Who’s pulling the wool over who’s eyes?

From: Amid GMO Strife Food Industry Vies for Public Trust in CRISPR (via NPR

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http://n.pr/2yXk13G

"if this is genetic engineering, then call it that," says Perls. She says these producers are just trying to pull the wool over consumers' eyes with a strong public relations push."

Question: What do you call zapping a plant with radiation or dousing with chemical mutagens to create *random* gene edits vs. *targeted* ones? Well you can call it USDA Certified Organic, or slap a 'natural' label on it or have the butterfly logo assure you it's non-gmo. Who's really pulling the wool over who's eyes here?

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