alt Hacker NewsSo wouldnt it make sense to give up on the protect a disneyland of nature idea, and genemodify the rainforrest to adapt to heat? Fast forward around die off,adaption,recovery?
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dullcrisp • today at 5:07 PM
I only buy certified organic non-GMO rainforest, so save a patch for me before you burn the rest of it down and replace it with a monocrop.
deepvibrations • today at 5:28 PM
Not sure more meddling with nature is the best idea given our past history of it. There is a good chance you fix one problem and create 10 more!
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vkou • today at 7:25 PM
Forests take hundreds of years to become mature and healthy.
If your magical yet-to-be-invented gene treatment technology works the first time around, you will see results centuries from now.
How exactly would you do this? And over what time span would you expect it to be effective?