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mr715

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3. Very unlikely to jump species.

Reply to Melon (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 14, 2026, 12:23 AM

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We change DNA for a living - that's agriculture.

This is just faster.

As for gene drives and crispr modification, it has the potential to do a lot of good solving a targeted problem. It is less able to be a solution to ecological problems.

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What happens if it jumps species? Is that possible? Melon Sunday #1

Very unlikely to jump species. mr715 Sunday #3

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