Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

HuckleB

(35,773 posts) Mon Apr 25, 2016, 06:17 PM Apr 2016

1

Scientists document rare DNA transfer between animals and plants

http://phys.org/news/2016-04-scientists-document-rare-dna-animals.html

Well, then. It could never happen in nature.

Er, wait.

5 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Scientists document rare DNA transfer between animals and plants (Original Post) HuckleB Apr 2016 OP

I'm not comfortable with nature making GMOs. DetlefK Apr 2016 #1

I demand that these organisms be labeled Orrex May 2016 #2

!!! trotsky May 2016 #3

TE-Transposable Elements discovered in 1940's DhhD May 2016 #4

Adding info on Clad Families of TEs for Eukaryotic Genomes. DhhD May 2016 #5

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)

1. I'm not comfortable with nature making GMOs.

Reply to HuckleB (Original post)

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 06:47 AM

Apr 2016

Orrex

(63,216 posts)

2. I demand that these organisms be labeled

Reply to HuckleB (Original post)

Sun May 1, 2016, 09:27 AM

May 2016

WHAT IS BIG NATURE TRYING TO HIDE!!!!!!1!

trotsky

(49,533 posts)

3. !!!

Reply to Orrex (Reply #2)

Mon May 2, 2016, 12:49 PM

May 2016

DhhD

(4,695 posts)

4. TE-Transposable Elements discovered in 1940's

Reply to HuckleB (Original post)

Fri May 6, 2016, 12:47 PM

May 2016

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transposable_element

Maybe in the future, the mutated human gene for Vitamin C, could be corrected.

DhhD

(4,695 posts)

5. Adding info on Clad Families of TEs for Eukaryotic Genomes.

Reply to DhhD (Reply #4)

Fri May 6, 2016, 01:00 PM

May 2016

https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/novel-transposable-elements-in-solanaceae-evolutionary-relationships-ulWjw4B3Rw

Reply to this discussion

Latest Discussions»Culture Forums»Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience»Scientists document rare ...