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Throwback: Plant Growth Regulators and Biotechnology

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The article below is probably a little outdated, but the information are still relevant. :D I remembered when I went to Consumer At Penang (CAP) office for job interview one year before I pursue my Master degree.  The interviewer asked me about Genetic Modified Organisms (GMOs), and as a biotechnology student I told her about my past Cavendish banana tissue culture supervisor experience, dealing with plant growth regulators/ plant hormones to obtain adventitious shoots from banana sucker. She suddenly interrupted me " Plant hormones is also  GMOs! Anything that is not grow naturally is GMOs!".  Her strong opinion staggered me, before she quickly jump to the next question. As a Biotechnology degree holder, those moment really kept me thinking sometimes. After 9 years, I finally heard one question that are very relevant, "How well does scientist communicate in sciences to public?" You know, with all the jargon and stuff? As for another quest