How much genetic fiddling is profitable and how much is overkill? And when new tech reveals all from farm to table, how will consumers feel about any of it?
The trial lawyer mantra for cross-examination is “don’t ask a question you don’t know the answer to”; though at 300 bucks an hour, you’d think the more questions the better. By contrast, the researchers behind a Genome Alberta study love questions almost as much as answers. While they work to boost feed efficiency and reduce methane emissions in dairy cattle through genomics, they’re also addressing the questions that raises.
As Yoda proved in Star Wars, sometimes the smallest things are the biggest source of knowledge and insight. The same can be said for the latest project by Genome Alberta that aims to improve disease resilience in pigs where work at the microscopic level could lead to some “out of this world” results.
How much genetic fiddling is profitable and how much is overkill? And when new tech reveals all from farm to table, how will consumers feel about any of it?
The trial lawyer mantra for cross-examination is “don’t ask a question you don’t know the answer to”; though at 300 bucks an hour, you’d think the more questions the better. By contrast, the researchers behind a Genome Alberta study love questions almost as much as answers. While they work to boost feed efficiency and reduce methane emissions in dairy cattle through genomics, they’re also addressing the questions that raises.
As Yoda proved in Star Wars, sometimes the smallest things are the biggest source of knowledge and insight. The same can be said for the latest project by Genome Alberta that aims to improve disease resilience in pigs where work at the microscopic level could lead to some “out of this world” results.
