I was actually referring to the threat of these tomatoes gaining sentience and turning on their former captors (tongue-in-cheek). But your post is genuinely informative. Appreciate the info. 🙏

Yes! Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! Late 70s B-movie parody tried to warn us. 😁

Fascinating research but I’m actually frightened by the prospect of scientists tampering with a tomato genome segment that, when modified through genetic engineering techniques, activates a primitive tomato defense mechanism.