Thanks for the links - I saw the NPR story early on, but it's quite a treat to read the comments that weren't there initially -
The Monsanto story is well done and thought provoking (the comments there are very entertaining also)- "Monsanto computer models can actually predict inheritance patterns, meaning they can tell which desired traits will successfully be passed on.... In the real world, the odds of stacking 20 different characteristics into a single plant are one in 2 trillion. In nature, it can take a millennium. Monsanto can do it in just a few years." I've heard rumors of this technique being utilized in apple breeding - David - -14F last night - On Jan 29, 2014, at 4:00 PM, Jon Clements wrote: > I just ran across both these (I'm a long-time Wired subscriber, it's in print > too), thought you would be interested. Jon > > http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2014/01/new-monsanto-vegetables/ > > http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/10/08/230552146/sweet-tart-crunchy-how-to-engineer-a-better-apple > -- > Jon Clements > aka 'Mr Honeycrisp' > UMass Cold Spring Orchard > 393 Sabin St. > Belchertown, MA 01007 > 413-478-7219 > umassfruit.com > _______________________________________________ > apple-crop mailing list > apple-crop@virtualorchard.net > http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop
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