Should we use CRISPR to domesticate wild plants, creating ‘biologically inspired organisms’?

Should we use CRISPR to domesticate wild plants, creating ‘biologically inspired organisms’?

“Here’s a radical new idea for creating new GMO (genetically modified organism) plants that may appeal to staunch organic-food consumers/farmers and even #NonGMOProjectVerified advocates: don’t insert a foreign gene in today’s domestic plants — delete already existing genes in semi-domesticated or even wild plants to make those plants more domestic, and reducing pesticide use in the process…”

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http://www.kurzweilai.net/should-we-use-crispr-to-domesticate-wild-plants-creating-biologically-inspired-organisms