04-16-2011, 10:53 AM
http://io9.com/#!5791035/mutation-breedi...ect-orange
It won't be available in the market for another five years as it is still in beta stage, but its creators from the University of California are pleased with the results... incredibly sweet, practically seedless, very thin and peelable skin, and can grow in a desert. It was created through "mutation breeding", a concept which freaks me out. Basically they bombard the plants with X-rays, gamma rays, or mutagenic chemicals, in order to create a desirable mutated strain that they have now patented.
What do you guys think? Would you eat such an orange?
PS. If you can, try your hand at giving some of the others a bit of feedback. If you already have, thanks, can you do some more?