Re(2): That *gene* thang again......
- To: m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re(2): That *gene* thang again......
- From: B*@monterey.edu (Barry Garcia)
- Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 21:36:20 -0700
johnsaia@dnai.com writes:
>Some of this is inevitable. I don' t have much use for a blue carnation,
>but I
>wouldn't mind being able to
>grow peaches that tasted and smelled like mangoes (papayas?). Something
>that
>could only be
>accomplished by gene splicing (if it ever could). Afterall, there isn't a
>whole lot "natural" about some of the palnts we
>have been breeding for a couple thousand years.
on the same note, i wouldnt mind a coconut palm that could stand temps
below 20 degrees, or even a mango tree that could be grown in colder
climates (like those that get atleast to 20 degrees) =). I think that
plants that have blue flowers or traits that are just decorative are just
novelties. I personally wouldnt have too much use for them (since i dont
have a flower bed in my yard right now). I also agree that there isn't a
whole lot natural with some of the food crops we have been breeding for
thousands of years..
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