One of the greatest risks of the DNA revolution is that our thinking does not evolve as quickly as the technology. We are already seeing in the seedstock segment, as we bump up against environmental constraints, increases in growth potential are not being realized. The old mindset that more is always better within functional limitations may still be correct, but we are probably going to push the functional limitations from a genetic standpoint or from a phenotype, convenience trait, practicality standpoint as well.
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