Genetics is a strange strange thing...
by
, June 10th, 2012 at 08:53 PM (3955 Views)
I was driving by a forest today, and commented to my friend in the passenger's seat about how fast the trees seemed to grow. His reply was:
"Of course they do, they are all genetically engineered for that."
... Hah?
I don't have anything against GE, but I didn't realise that it was so widespread in NZ. Heck, most people here have an allergic reaction to the G word. From what my friend said, the trees are engineered to grow faster, straighter, and resist disease. The various harvesting companies also plant 15 million new saplings a year.
... Why do I suddenly have an image in my head of the trees suddenly ripping themselves out of the earth to attack humanity?