{"id":1716,"date":"2003-11-13T23:34:17","date_gmt":"2003-11-14T03:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/dbnews\/2003\/11\/13\/genetically-modified-crops-nothing-new"},"modified":"2003-11-13T23:34:17","modified_gmt":"2003-11-14T03:34:17","slug":"genetically-modified-crops-nothing-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dowbrigade\/2003\/11\/13\/genetically-modified-crops-nothing-new\/","title":{"rendered":"Genetically Modified Crops Nothing New"},"content":{"rendered":"

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WASHINGTON (AP) Ancient Americans were changing corn genes through selective
\n breeding more than 4,000 years ago, according to researchers who
\n say the modifications produced the large cobs and fat kernels that
\n make corn one of humanity’s most important foods.<\/p>\n

In a study that compared the genes of corn cobs recovered in Mexico and
\n the southwestern United States, researchers found that three key genetic
\n variants were systematically enhanced, probably through selective cultivation,
\n over thousands of years.<\/p>\n

"Civilization has been built on genetically modified plants," said
\n Nina V. Fedoroff of Pennsylvania State University<\/p>\n

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