calloutfolly
calloutfolly t1_jcde2lr wrote
Reply to French Bulldogs are taking over the USA by mrpiggy
They have high rates of health problems. It should be illegal to breed them.
calloutfolly t1_ja9ff7z wrote
Reply to [OC] Fatal Police Shootings in the US: Racial disparities. In absence of racial differences, the probability of fatal police encounters would be the same across racial groups. It is not. Black/African Americans are 4.5 times more likely to have a fatal encounter with the police than Asian Americans. by HitchHux
That makes sense, because African Americans commit more crimes than Asian Americans, according to FBI statistics.
calloutfolly t1_jd2ydxh wrote
Reply to TIL that the Incans genetically modified and hybridized crops such as potatoes at sites like the Moray Terrace. by A_Generic_White_Guy
Genetic modification (and gene editing) involves specific techniques. Creating a transgenic plant by inserting a gene from a different species (using Agrobacterium or particle bombardment) is different from just breeding plants together. You can't breed a tomato and a fish together and make offspring, but you can take a gene from a fish and insert it with genetic engineering to develop a new variety of tomato.