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The apple that never browns wants to change your mind about genetically modified foods
Washington Post ^ | 1/23/17 | Caitlin Dewey

Posted on 01/23/2017 6:07:19 PM PST by markomalley

After years of development, protest and regulatory red tape, the first genetically modified, non-browning apples will soon go on sale in the United States.

The fruit, sold sliced and marketed under the brand Arctic Apple, could hit a cluster of Midwestern grocery stores as early as Feb. 1. The limited release is an early test run for the controversial apple, which has been genetically modified to eliminate the browning that occurs when an apple is left out in the open air.

Critics and advocates of genetic engineering say that the apple could be a turning point in the nation’s highly polarizing debate over genetically modified organisms (GMOs). While genetic modifications have in the past been mainly defended as a way to protect crops, the Arctic Apple would be one of the first GMOs marketed directly to consumers as more convenient.

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To: RedWulf

If they feel less pain why would they need a double dose? Wouldn’t they need a half (or in any case lower) dose?


21 posted on 01/23/2017 6:29:21 PM PST by monkeyshine
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To: pinkandgreenmom
20 years old


22 posted on 01/23/2017 6:32:37 PM PST by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: markomalley

These apples will be good for home dehydration - no anti-browning agent needed. The dried result should taste better.

I, for one, look forward to seeing these in the store. I’ll try them.


23 posted on 01/23/2017 6:34:44 PM PST by bkopto
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To: monkeyshine

There actually is a genetic defect which causes afflicted people not to feel pain. It is very rare. Without having the warning of pain, people who have that defect often die very young.


24 posted on 01/23/2017 6:34:52 PM PST by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: markomalley

Instead of turning brown, they turn this attractive green color...



25 posted on 01/23/2017 6:41:36 PM PST by Heart-Rest ("Well done is better than well said." - Benjamin Franklin)
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To: exDemMom

Yep, pain is useful. Those genetically without it do poorly. It warns us we need to correct something pronto before further damage occurs. Rather than no pain I’d wish for a way to turn one pain off or at least pause it, on command once I’d recognized it.


26 posted on 01/23/2017 7:06:10 PM PST by JohnBovenmyer ( Obama been Liberal. Hope Changed)
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To: exDemMom

That’s the primary hazard of leprosy as well.


27 posted on 01/23/2017 7:33:12 PM PST by sphinx
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To: JohnBovenmyer

It would be nice if there were effective treatments for pain.


28 posted on 01/23/2017 7:50:35 PM PST by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: monkeyshine

>If they feel less pain why would they need a double dose? Wouldn’t they need a half (or in any case lower) dose?

Best guess is pain transmitters work differently in red heads thus the odd behavior going both ways.


29 posted on 01/23/2017 7:55:25 PM PST by RedWulf (TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP!)
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To: exDemMom

These people must be racist. White apples only?

If they would cross apples with Viagra they would have something worth eating.
We eat an apple/pear cross in Taiwan that has this trait now.


30 posted on 01/23/2017 7:58:45 PM PST by oldasrocks (rump)
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To: exDemMom

There are. But only in moderation.


31 posted on 01/23/2017 7:59:36 PM PST by FreedomStar3028 (Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
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To: FreedomStar3028

They don’t work for everyone.

I get all of the side effects of narcotics, but cannot hope for even a smidgen of pain relief if I take them.


32 posted on 01/23/2017 8:01:00 PM PST by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: exDemMom

Have you tried CBD a marijuana derivative without the psychoactive effects? It’s worth a shot if not.

There’s also THC, and marinol(a marijuana synthetic i believe, but could be wrong). Marinol is dosed out in capsules that come from a pharmacy and not some seedy dispensary.


33 posted on 01/23/2017 8:13:07 PM PST by FreedomStar3028 (Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
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To: exDemMom

We’ve got lots of treatments for ouch. Side effects, alas, limit their usefulness, but you can usually at least trade ouch for some other problem. As a Dermatologist I wish we had treatments for itch that worked that well. We have treatments for some kinds of itch, but my impression is for a smaller part of the total than for ouch.


34 posted on 01/23/2017 8:29:27 PM PST by JohnBovenmyer (Waiting for the tweets to hatch)
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To: markomalley

I’ll stick to my organic apples.


35 posted on 01/23/2017 8:31:13 PM PST by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Psalm 33:12)
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To: markomalley

Stupid and unnecessary


36 posted on 01/23/2017 8:45:16 PM PST by pissant ((Deport 'em all))
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To: Rebelbase

Winesaps are the best, in any category. But they are rare, shockingly. Used to be quite plentiful when I was a kid.


37 posted on 01/24/2017 7:28:07 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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