B-Man Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 WAIT, ALL THE BEST PEOPLE TOLD ME THAT THE SCIENCE WAS SETTLED: The Slow, Welcome Death of the GMO Panic. In the United States, the public panic about the dangers of genetically modified foods is fading fast. This is an amazing—and rare—triumph of reason and science over public hysteria and political posturing. On Monday, for example, the New York Times published an article by Knuvul Sheikh detailing recent advances in genetically modified crops without offering a single word about potential health dangers or environmental concerns. In fact, it seems there’s a rebranding effort on the left to hype GMO foods as a vital response to climate change. After describing the benefits of growing plants under artificial light conditions, Sheikh writes: “Researchers have also adopted new genetic techniques to optimize flowering times and make plants more resistant to the rigors of a warming planet.” What types of techniques? None other than Crispr-style gene editing: “Unlike older crossbreeding and crop modification techniques, newer tools like Crispr allow scientists to snip out portions of the plant’s own DNA that may make it vulnerable to disease. [Plant geneticist] Dr. [Lee] Hickey and his team are working on adding Crispr machinery directly into barley and sorghum saplings, in order to modify the plants’ genes while simultaneously speed breeding them.” Scientists are going full Frankenplant and the New York Times thinks it’s just great: “With cheaper, more powerful technology, opportunities are opening up to improve crops around the world.” . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Miner Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 7 minutes ago, B-Man said: WAIT, ALL THE BEST PEOPLE TOLD ME THAT THE SCIENCE WAS SETTLED: The Slow, Welcome Death of the GMO Panic. After describing the benefits of growing plants under artificial light conditions, Sheikh writes: “Researchers have also adopted new genetic techniques to optimize flowering times and make plants more resistant to the rigors of a warming planet.” What types of techniques? None other than Crispr-style gene editing: “Unlike older crossbreeding and crop modification techniques, newer tools like Crispr allow scientists to snip out portions of the plant’s own DNA that may make it vulnerable to disease. [Plant geneticist] Dr. [Lee] Hickey and his team are working on adding Crispr machinery directly into barley and sorghum saplings, in order to modify the plants’ genes while simultaneously speed breeding them.” Scientists are going full Frankenplant and the New York Times thinks it’s just great: “With cheaper, more powerful technology, opportunities are opening up to improve crops around the world.” . Great, just what we need 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedge Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 3 hours ago, Foxx said: 200 Nebraska Farmers Remain Silent During Auction So A Young Man Can Buy Back His Family Farm ... On the auction day, more than 200 farmers were present there, David and his dad thought their chances were slim to win it, but decided to give it their best shot. But what the farmers did next surprised David and his family. When the auctioneer started the auction, David and his father placed their bid, but not a single of the other farmers spoke up. It turned out that more than 200 farmers had a change of heart about the land and decided to not bid for the land, so that the young farmer could win it back for his family. ... It's a nice story of how we hope decent people would act, but it lacks any sort of specifics, and IMO I highly doubt it really happened. But it was good read 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted June 20, 2019 Author Share Posted June 20, 2019 6 hours ago, Hedge said: It's a nice story of how we hope decent people would act, but it lacks any sort of specifics, and IMO I highly doubt it really happened. But it was good read Was a not uncommon practice during the Great Depression. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LB3 Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Comfortably Smug @ComfortablySmug I told you people the Millennials are demons Quote Tweet Carla Marinucci @cmarinucci · 3h Horns are growing on young people's skulls. Phone use is to blame, research suggests. (link: https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Horns-are-growing-on-young-people-s-skulls-Phone-14024660.php?utm_campaign=CMS Sharing Tools (Desktop)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral) sfgate.com/news/article/H… via @SFGate 10:09 AM · Jun 20, 2019 · Twitter for Android 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nanker Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 9 hours ago, McGee Return TD said: Gosh, over 300 posts now already. Isn't it about time for another screen name change? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGee Return TD Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 3 hours ago, Nanker said: Gosh, over 300 posts now already. Isn't it about time for another screen name change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 i'm not into rating dudes based on their body Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 FOR SALE: A hovercraft built to look just like a DeLorean. Doc Emmett Brown smiles. . 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 3 hours ago, McGee Return TD said: You’re begging me to bring back the Gary Busey memes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Nanker said: You’re begging me to bring back the Gary Busey memes. please no, anything but that. i just now forgot about them.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DC Tom Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 2 hours ago, B-Man said: "Interpretive dance." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Apparently, none of the other current crop of hills is quite stupid enough for Slate to die on, so they choose..."Deodorant: oppression of the patriarchy." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted June 23, 2019 Author Share Posted June 23, 2019 The healthiest I felt in my life was when I had an infrared sauna and used it basically every day. BO is from dirt and toxins that are released when you sweat. If you keep those pores clean by flushing them out every day you won't even smell when if you sweat a little in everyday life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Ride an elevator in Paris. It smells like you entered a tire store. Your nose burns and your eyes water. You might even throw up a bit in your mouth. Submariners stink less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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