On: Does it matter if your houseplant’s born in a lab ...

[richardatlarge]

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If what makes our houseplant special is a result, not of the evolution of the species, but of modern laboratory manipulations, do we perceive it in the same way? Should we?

[salawat → richardatlarge]

...It's a fully self-perpetuating organism. If it can do everything it needs to then yes. It's a miracle.