new term?

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> In today's (Sunday, July 11th) SF Chronicle there is an
> article on bioengineered crops.  They comment that the
> resistance to such genetic interference in food is quite high
> in Europe - where it's referred to as "Frankenfood."  Hadn't
> heard that before.

It's pretty common in Britain, and has been so for the past
couple of years, though 'Frankenstein food' runs it pretty close
in some newspapers. I've also seen 'frankenplant' for a
genetically-modified plant.

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