A controversial technology could save us from starvation — if we let it

[rangerrebew]

A controversial technology could save us from starvation — if we let it

By ERIN BRODWIN | April 12, 2018
 

    A ready-to-use set of precise biological tools is poised to save our food supply from climate change.
    Without them, certain foods — including chocolate — could be at risk of devastation in as little as 40 years.
    Everything from the tomatoes in your salad to the burger on your dinner plate will be affected.
    The threat is far more severe in the developing world, where a few key crops currently prevent mass starvation.

http://www.businessinsider.com/crispr-genetic-modification-agriculture-food-2018-4

[dfwgator]

[roamer_1]

OH HELL NO!

[RoosGirl]

This summer, in a historical first, an international team of scientists used CRISPR to alter the DNA of human embryos that could have grown into adulthood. In those embryos, they corrected a gene responsible for a potentially fatal heart disease.

 

[Sanguine]

Because global warming.

[Elderberry]

I thought future mass starvation would not be a problem due to the expected killer flu pandemic.