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Old 09-07-2006, 12:11 PM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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Default Gene splicing. What whould be the name of user group where things like this would be discussed?

In article . com,
"Mark" wrote:

There is also google.com for doing more searches on that subject

I have tried.
Supprisingly, the Goggle search have brought mostly things that are
agains genetics, and some of them even fanatical groups or related to
some kind of religions.
So far I did not find anything that has attracted my attention as being
pro genetics.


Well, it also depends on your ability to google. G
You have to ask it the right questions:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...+on+plant+gene
+splicing

That should get you started on a more positive note.


Either it is so technically complicated that it is discussed only
between people in industry. Or people posting about it on Internet are
afraid to be burned alive or maybe arrested


There are hundreds of millions of websites. You have to be more specific
and refined in your search requests anymore.

It does not hurt to have a decent background in biology


You be supprised, but I have found that just following (not even
participating in it) the heating discussion, can bring you up to speed
so fast and so cheap as compared to conventional education.
At certain point, you are right, there is no way without spending
considerable time in library or in school to move anywhere, but it all
depends where is it that you want to go.


Well, I'll grant you, you do not have to go take college courses, but
library time does not hurt. You can also simply purchase some good basic
biology and botany textbooks and just read and teach yourself.

That's what textbooks are for. :-)

Seriously, good luck in your search. What you are proposing IS possible
with modern technology, but not just by doing basic grafting from
current plant stocks. Amazon.com sells excellent books on plant
propagation. Here is the one I found that is easy to follow. I bought it
and am glad I did. Informative and reasonably thorough:

http://tinyurl.com/hdj9v

Or you might want to get some books that focus only on grafting:

http://tinyurl.com/kox3a

Some libraries might carry these books to save you money, but I think
it's worth it to shell out for a few and just keep them.
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