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What’s the Difference Between a “Hybrid” Fruit and a “GMO?”

By The FruitGuys on June 6, 2012

Q: What is a GMO? A: A GMO, or Genetically Modified Organism, has had its DNA altered via genetic engineering to make it more disease, pest, or chemical resistant, or to include desirable …

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Graft

By Chris Mittelstaedt on March 14, 2011

My daughter broke her pinkie when she was ten years old while battling to catch a football in a Hail Mary melee on the school blacktop. She had surgery to pin the bone together so it would grow back …

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The Budding System

By Heidi Lewis on February 24, 2010

The first time I went to a Scion Exchange I didn't know what to expect—was it a science-fiction convention? As I drew nearer I saw people entering the building with little sticks under their arms—was …

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