Wrinkled pea vs rounded pea and the important difference… In the mid 1800’s, Gregor Mendel was a monk in a monastery in the city that is now called Brno in the Czech Republic. He grew peas in the monastery garden. Each variety of the peas he grew had distinct characteristics such has height, flower colourRead More
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GM is not new: Changing a Plant’s Own Genes
Cis-genic vs Trans-genic – What’s the difference and why you should know about it… In a previous blog “GM is not new: Frankenplants and Frankenfoods”, I discussed how crop plants have been changed by either selecting plants that have been changed by natural mutations or by enhanced mutations using ionizing radiation or mutagens. This hasRead More