Technology Quarterly | Editing crops
Eat your GE-greens
Former sceptics have come around to gene-edited crops. For the moment
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The slightly soggy ziplock bags are labelled “Red Giant” and “Southern Giant Curl”. Bunches of green leaves, not unlike watercress, strain the plastic. They are about seven days from full maturity, the person who sent them stressed in an email, so they will not have achieved their optimal flavour profile. Somewhat gingerly your correspondent tastes one, then the other, making sure to give them a proper chew and plenty of time with the taste buds.
This article appeared in the Technology Quarterly section of the print edition under the headline “Eat your GE-greens”
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