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| Genetic code of corn cracked |
| 2008-03-06 |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #12 Two by four, you gave me another idea, popcorn tht's the size of your head, per grain. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2008-03-06 23:32 |
| #11 Yes! RJ, great idea, just bake it -- true whole grain bread! |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2008-03-06 20:11 |
| #10 Nitrogen fixing corn would greatly reduce the amount of oil needed to make fertilizer. If the corn is made perennial then everything improves. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2008-03-06 17:14 |
| #9 I have the mental image of individual grains of corn the size of your hand, should eliminate starvation right there. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2008-03-06 14:22 |
| #8 I'm sure scientists will now be able to do all sorts of useful things now to it now, like make it glow in the dark or taste like wheat. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-03-06 12:43 |
| #7 mmmmm....whiskey corn....woops! Already developed. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2008-03-06 10:10 |
| #6 mmmmm....whiskey corn....woops! Already developed. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2008-03-06 10:05 |
| #5 Mmmm, bacon corn. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2008-03-06 08:35 |
| #4 Mike, try: Gimmie Gen'-cracked corn - I don't care... |
| Posted by: GK 2008-03-06 07:56 |
| #3 Genetically-cracked corn, and I don't care, Genetically-cracked corn, and I don't care, Genetically-cracked corn, and I don't care, My master's gone a-way. Nah. Doesn't work. Too many syllables. |
| Posted by: Mike 2008-03-06 06:16 |
| #2 Gorb, why such limitations? Beef corn Turkey corn Calomari corn... I admit, pork corn, though, has a great potential, as well as pork wheat, pork rice... and whazzat in couscous... pork millet? |
| Posted by: Spike Uniter 2008-03-06 02:09 |
| #1 Start splicing some pork genomes into it and let the fun begin. |
| Posted by: gorb 2008-03-06 01:57 |