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2014-10-16 | permalink
When most people think of "genetic engineering", they think of "Genetically Modified Organisms" and "Frankenfoods" and protests over Monsanto and "safety issues" with GMO foods. But the reality has always been that much of the genetic engineering research in the US has been carried out by the military, and the Pentagon was in on recombinant DNA technology almost from the ground floor, beginning way back in the 1970's.
2014-10-16 | permalink
When most people think of "genetic engineering", they think of "Genetically Modified Organisms" and "Frankenfoods" and protests over Monsanto and "safety issues" with GMO foods. But the reality has always been that much of the genetic engineering research in the US has been carried out by the military, and the Pentagon was in on recombinant DNA technology almost from the ground floor, beginning way back in the 1970's.
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