04-20-2011, 07:37 PM
Yeah, you're right about irradiation R&D being much cheaper, though I don't know what their success rate is. And again, that's an interesting point of comparison between genetically modified versus mutated: there's a huge difference betweening just strengthening a strain via environmental stress versus designing every aspect of its DNA. The latter seems a more dangerous route, though really I wouldn't be completely sure how ecologically safe either product is.
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?