Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

If the field was wind concentrated it wouldn't be fully resistant, so he wouldn't be able to apply roundup without killing a large part of the crop. Since he never would apply roundup (it would kill the crop) the concentration would never build up over time.


He DID intentionally kill most of the crop in the field(s) he sprayed. The point was to select for seeds with the desired genes.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: