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		What if your new houseplant was born in a test tube and never existed in nature? (dirtwise.substack.com)
		1 point by richardatlarge on Feb 24, 2022 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

richardatlarge on Feb 24, 2022 [–]

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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?

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