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Originally Posted by tw
GM means variety; different strains optimized for that unique enviroment and other changes.
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No, GM means the opposite. Monsanto created the "ideal" new strain of soybean that is Roundup-Ready, and it is now effectively the only strain of soybean grown at all. It has invaded the fields of even those farmers who didn't want to grow it (i.e., pay for it,) and then Monsanto sued them for having the patented soybean species on their land even when they were trying not to. The same is true of corn, by the way. It is basically impossible to buy corn nowadays that is not the primary GMO strain.
The ubiquitousness of Cavendish bananas, while not the result of genetic modification, are most certainly the result of human intervention, wiping out other species and planting only that species that has the longest shelf-life after picking and thus can be shipped the farthest.
Humans don't aim for variety. Our natural instinct is to find the one "best" answer and throw every hat we have into that ring.