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USDA Approves Genetically-Engineered Super Potato

posted by martyb on Tuesday November 11 2014, @08:45AM   Printer-friendly
from the fish-and-super-chips? dept.

AnonTechie writes:

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday approved a genetically engineered potato that is resistant to bruising and cuts down on a possible cancer-causing substance, though some food-safety experts aren’t so excited about the super spud.

The Innate Potato, trademarked by Simplot, contains the DNA of other kinds of potatoes mixed in through a process known as RNA interference technology, The Guardian reports.

 
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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by deimios on Tuesday November 11 2014, @11:53AM

    by deimios (201) on Tuesday November 11 2014, @11:53AM (#114782) Journal

    Is it patented? Is Simplot another Monsato?

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 11 2014, @09:11PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 11 2014, @09:11PM (#114973)

    There sure are a lot of Flamebait mods in this thread.

    ISTM the "intellectual property" aspects of this story are apt for this site.

    On the GMO front, I'll admit that potato genes in potatoes seems a lot less ominous than fish genes in tomatoes. [wikipedia.org]

    -- gewg_