Shrinking The Watermelon

Posted by Hemos on Sunday June 15, 2003 @11:27PM from the very-very-tiny dept.

Makarand writes "Scientists who have already eliminated seeds and sweetened the watermelon have now miniaturized this fruit to the size of a cantaloupe. Only the outer speckled shell looks give a clue to what fruit it really is. Syngenta, a Swiss agribusinesses' North American subsidiary has brought this minimelon to the market in 30 states to satisfy customers who favor something that is easier to store and less troublesome to prepare for consumption. No biotech or genetic engineering at work here - the company merely crossed different breeds of watermelons to produce the minimelon."

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No genetic engineering? I don't think so.... by wowbagger · 2003-06-16 00:07 · Score: 3, Troll

No biotech or genetic engineering at work here - the company merely crossed different breeds of watermelons to produce the minimelon.

Excuse me, but what do you think cross-breeding is?

Crossbreeding IS genetic engineering - just because no gene splicing is involved does not change that.

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