If the seeds experiment onboard the ISS proves unsuccesful, would genetically modifying the seeds be a viable option to

Question: If the seeds experiment onboard the ISS proves unsuccesful, would genetically modifying the seeds be a viable option to try and get seeds to grow in zero-gravity?
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  experiment,
  GM,
  gravity,
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  iss,
  seed
Asked by 11P SHS to Anne on 12 Oct 2015.
- Anne Visscher answered on 12 Oct 2015:
  
  Hi 11P SHS,
  
  I don’t think genetic modification is necessary to allow seeds to germinate and grow into plants in a zero-gravity environment: many experiments with seeds and plants have already been done in zero-gravity and it is now thought that plant growth in the absence of gravity is not a problem. See for example the salad that astronauts grew a few months ago on the ISS: http://www.space.com/30209-astronauts-eat-space-lettuce.html
  
  Anne

Question: If the seeds experiment onboard the ISS proves unsuccesful, would genetically modifying the seeds be a viable option to try and get seeds to grow in zero-gravity?