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Originally posted by Rob Tucker

Isn't Plant Biotech also referred to as GMO?

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Plant biotechnology is different from GMO or genetic engineering. Biotech uses the organic macro level cells and biomolecular processes to change characteristics. Making cheese from milk is biotechnology, other methods like selective breeding and fermentation. GMO should start being called by what it is, Genetic Engineering. The gene structure is altered directly, mostly on a macro molecular level now but that is changing rapidly. Actually, biotechnology is probably one of those jobs that will be obsolete in the near future, being replaced by genetic engineering. There have been massive technical hurdles to be able to use gene splicing like working with Legos but those technical hurdles are almost overcome. We are able to work with ease at the nanometer level now. Very simply, we are at the point where custom DNA can be fabricated. Call it by what it is, genetic engineering.

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