Eating Clean vs. Orthorexia

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  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,017 Member
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    Learn the difference and refer to them properly, it's less confusing for everyone and informing at the same time.
    Selective breeding is gene modification.

    ^^^ Exactly.
    If you are modifying the genes of an organism, it is genetic modification. People just associate the term "genetically modified" with laboratory intervention and not traditional methods. It's a semantic difference, not a functional one.

    That's why labeling GMOs is a little ridiculous. Most of what you will find in a grocery store is the product of genetic modification, and it has been that way for quite some time. Oranges and grapefruits are hybrids. Dairy cows are bred to produce more milk. Many fruits are the product of cloning through transplanting cuttings. No, they weren't made by directly splicing genes in a lab, but their genetic makeup was gradually altered to reach a desirable outcome.
    Or not.

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