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Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Agricultural 'Progress'
W
hat's happened to fruit? Why are the strawberries crisp and the watermelon crunchy? All summer I waited for a peach whose juice would run down my chin, but all I got were Styrofoam hardballs.
F
or the last few years, I've been putting this unhappy phenomenon down to genetic engineering for greater yields and longer shelf life, but I'm not sure the results are worth multiplying and saving.
Posted by fm on September 28, 2005 at 12:16 AM