Bananas That Don't Go Brown To Hit Supermarkets Thanks to DNA Editing - Slashdot
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: It is the bane of every fruit bowl: sliced banana that turns brown before it has reached the table. But such woes could soon be a thing of the past, with gene-edited bananas that keep their freshly peeled color now one step closer to reaching Br...
  • HubertManne@piefed.socialEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I agree with others that this is not the thing making modern life a dystopia. Now heirloom banana varieties going extinct. that is.

  • DataCrime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 month ago

    I mean… it’s not the same, but but humans have been selectively breeding fruit for thousands of years. IIRC we’re all eating the cavendish because of a plague that wiped out a tastier banana. And if you’re still hungry for crimes against humanity look no further than Dole.

    • chocrates@piefed.worldEnglish
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      1 month ago

      I used to bicker about this with folks. Gmo’s are the only food that’s actually tested for allergies, as far as I am aware.

      Granted you can’t get fly DNA into an apple with selective breeding

  • CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social
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    1 month ago

    Whats dystopian about this? Unless you specifically want brown mushy bananas quickly and other varieties are made unavailable or something, whose life is made worse by a banana that takes a bit longer to get to that point?

  • inari@piefed.zipEnglish
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    1 month ago

    If this reduces waste without any negative health effects, I’d say it’s a positive development