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john_ny · 10-30-2008, 06:33 PM

There are a lot of good things that can come from GM plants. I heard of one (not seen the results), where they put a gene from a potato, into a strawberry. This gene was a frost resistant one; it was one of very many in the makeup of the strawberry, and it didn't make the berry taste like a potato, but it gave the berry plants greater frost resistance. Around here, strawberry crops can get wiped out by one late frost. Isn't this little insurance helpful?

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john_ny Member john_ny's Photo Gallery Location: Staten Island, NY - southernmost county in NY State. Find me on the map! Zone: USDA7- Sunset34 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,014 BananaBucks : 937,988 Feedback: 5 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,057 Times Was Thanked 2,284 Times in 832 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 37 Times	Re: genetically modified bananas are here There are a lot of good things that can come from GM plants. I heard of one (not seen the results), where they put a gene from a potato, into a strawberry. This gene was a frost resistant one; it was one of very many in the makeup of the strawberry, and it didn't make the berry taste like a potato, but it gave the berry plants greater frost resistance. Around here, strawberry crops can get wiped out by one late frost. Isn't this little insurance helpful? __________________ John