![]() ![]() The apple’s developer, a small Canadian company called Okanagan Specialty Fruits, accomplished this by silencing genes that code for polyphenol oxidase, ![]() Our children will be able to hold these apples in their hands and watch the engineered trait work. Since most genetic modifications to crops aim to improve yield or create efficiencies for the farmer.Īpples engineered to thwart the browning process, however, put the science in our faces. And we don’t see or experience the traits, We don’t know when we are eating such ingredients, since they aren’t labeled on food packaging. Modified (GM), foods so far has remained a bit abstract. In the American home, the idea of engineered, or genetically The apples also gave us an opportunity to talk about what genetic engineering is and where we stand on the issue - a topic parents will increasingly face. We beat them up and put them through a battery of tests to see how child-friendlyĪnd tasty they really are - a snack and a science lesson in one. ![]() My children and I had a chance to try some last week. Modified apple that doesn’t turn brown when it is bruised or sliced. Innovations in biotech crops aren’t known for getting children excited, but there is a new fruit trait on its way to the market that families may appreciate and children may actually notice. ![]()
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