Breeding technique allows farmers to conventionally breed plants based on genetic markers; GMOs are unnecessary, costly, dangerous and now obsolete

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<p>‘A va ces i co ve tio al bree i g tech iq es have ow re ere ge etic e gi eeri g obsolete, accor i g to a report a thore by i epe e t scie tist Be o Vogel a p blishe by Gree peace. I ee , the co ve tio al bree i g tech iq e k ow as marker-assiste selectio (MAS) allows farmers to rapi ly evelop ew strai s of importa t crops, witho t the high costs or a gers of ge etic e gi eeri g.</p>
<p>Ge etic e gi eeri g, which pro ces ge etically mo ifie orga isms (GMOs), co sists of si g biotech ology tech iq es to alter the DNA of orga isms. I co trast, MAS ses biotech ology o ly to i e tify ge etic markers li ke to traits that farmers fi esirable, s ch as pest or ro ght resista ce. Arme with this more specific i formatio abo t a pla t’s ge etics, farmers are able to se co ve tio al bree i g tech iq es to pro ce ew strai s m ch more rapi ly — a m ch more q ickly a effectively tha ca be elivere by ge etic e gi eeri g.’</p>
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