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Today's SOCIAL MEDIA Lesson: Genetically modified, fast-tracked solutions to human problems are not always best. In the 1970s, forestry scientists began developing "genetically modified pine trees" which grew super fast to meet the demand for housing lumber. 50 years later, you can tell the difference between pinewood from the early 1970s and pinewood from the early 2020s (see picture). Notice the number of annual growth rings. Strength is found in nature's slow growth. The problems that arise from fast-tracked untested solutions are not immediately seen. Ceilings made with genetically modified pinewood are now buckling. Ceilings made with nature's slow-growth pinewood are not.