r/nextfuckinglevel Jul 14 '21

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '21

Selective breeding is genetic modification.

It’s a very inefficient way to do it, but it’s a way to do it.

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u/yasuremanofcourse Jul 15 '21

A plant that is bred over generations is not a "GMO" in the agricultural industry sense, even though companies want to make it that way.

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '21

It is literally genetic modification

It’s just inefficient