Sunday Musings about Genetic Modification and our Abundant Future

Last year, I made a presentation about our unsustainable treatment of animals and plants. One of my concerns was the possibility of turning the Earth into a bacteria-governed cemetery of the human civilization. Now, I see that my concern was totally ungrounded!

Thanks to the Genetic Modification (GM), we have the technology to interbreed with that same bacteria that is thriving on chemical waste. Apparently, for now, we are only eating the mixed-breed children of these bacteria. But a human body is 90% bacteria, bacteria with their own DNA and their own ways of life. How do these guys welcome the arrival of the chemical-waste bacteria DNA? Interesting question...
There is evidence that this new DNA stays with us. What does it do without its favourite chemical waste meal? Maybe we should add a serving of RoundUp to our daily vitamin supplement. And then the future of the pollution is not so much of a problem - eventually, we'll just eat it :)
This was my evidence-based but far-fetched conclusion set-up for an upcoming science fiction novel.
P.S. I am surprised that a substantial portion of my superficial thinking was elaborated by other scientists, see for example here.

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