ultra_cas
Well-Known Member
I saw an article this morning on gene editing, coming up with new fruits, etc. which got me thinking about all the new hops out there. I believe these new varieties come from selective breeding, but was wondering if gene manipulation was/is being used to create new hops varieties. A quick search and I stumbled across this article about gene editing in yeast to give the beer hop characteristics from the yeast.
Personally, I'm opposed to gene editing for our food, although I know it has widespread use and with climate change (No! Climate change isn't really happening is it?) is certainly something worthy of consideration.
Here's a link to the article:
https://interestingengineering.com/hoppy-beer-uses-gene-editing-to-replace-the-hops
Wondering what peoples thoughts are on this?
Personally, I'm opposed to gene editing for our food, although I know it has widespread use and with climate change (No! Climate change isn't really happening is it?) is certainly something worthy of consideration.
Here's a link to the article:
https://interestingengineering.com/hoppy-beer-uses-gene-editing-to-replace-the-hops
Wondering what peoples thoughts are on this?
