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No, as when I grow, I grow heirlooms. I avoid all the GMO'd things that I can!
Since mice live about 2 years, a 30% longevity increase isn't that impressive to me. Plus, if I were a lab mouse, I would just as soon get it over with.
I bet the seeds will be expensive, and being GMO, doesn't that mean one and done for the seed? Could you save the seeds and plant and actually get "fruit" like with an heirloom, as I know with hybrids, you cannot.
REad the second article. It says you can save the seeds and grow more plants.
I want to know how it tastes? Because if it doesn't taste good, I won't waste my time or money. Seeds are $20 for 10, wonder if plants will be available?
I grew purple tomatoes a few years ago that I'm pretty sure were not GMO. Indigo something. I forget who I bought them from. They tasted fine but I'd rather eat blueberries if I'm after some sort of antioxidant. There are definitely better tasting tomatoes out there (including Cherokee Purple).
No, as when I grow, I grow heirlooms. I avoid all the GMO'd things that I can!
Since mice live about 2 years, a 30% longevity increase isn't that impressive to me. Plus, if I were a lab mouse, I would just as soon get it over with.
I bet the seeds will be expensive, and being GMO, doesn't that mean one and done for the seed? Could you save the seeds and plant and actually get "fruit" like with an heirloom, as I know with hybrids, you cannot.
no one cares if a mouse lives longer. the implication is that it could do the same for humans. you wouldn't want to live to 104 instead of 80?
and yes, you can legally save and propage these seeds, that's another first.
a bit of a kerfluffle at baker creek seeds (a very good company i've ordered from several times) - it appears the allegedly non-GMO purple tomato they claim to have acquired from a french grower is actually the Norfolk Plant Sciences line, so they've dropped it from their product line.
Somehow pasta with purple sauce doesn't sound appetizing.
These guys just found a way to isolate and multiply the naturally occuring genes to produce more of the purple chemical (anthocyanins) that gives co!or to blueberries etc.
Research doesn't seem to show that ingesting large quantities of anthocyanins causes any harm, so no need to worry about adverse effects....OTOH-- no real research to show it helps health outcomes, only indirect results on various lab tests that suggest it might help when huge doses are taken. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/art...cules-25-03809
Grow them or not for other reasons than health concerns.
FYI.. all tomatoes you see on the market today have been genetically modified at one time or another. The original tomato from eons ago was yellow. No big deal, you eat what you like.
FYI.. all tomatoes you see on the market today have been genetically modified at one time or another. The original tomato from eons ago was yellow. No big deal, you eat what you like.
Yes. And they were very tiny.
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My favorite tomatoes are Sungold and Black Prince, but I like to try different varieties, then grow again if I like the taste. Being GMO doesn't bother me at all, but I'd probably have to plant one to try since they have not yet been available at any stores. Our farmer's market opens next Saturday, maybe they will have some.
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