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2008-03-06 Science & Technology

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Posted by 3dc 2008-03-06 01:29|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 Start splicing some pork genomes into it and let the fun begin.

Posted by gorb 2008-03-06 01:57|| 2008-03-06 01:57|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2008-03-06 02:09|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2008-03-06 06:16|| Front Page Top

#4 Mike, try: Gimmie Gen'-cracked corn - I don't care...

Posted by GK 2008-03-06 07:56|| 2008-03-06 07:56|| Front Page Top

#5 Mmmm, bacon corn.

Posted by SteveS 2008-03-06 08:35|| 2008-03-06 08:35|| Front Page Top

#6 mmmmm....whiskey corn....woops! Already developed.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2008-03-06 10:05|| 2008-03-06 10:05|| Front Page Top

#7 mmmmm....whiskey corn....woops! Already developed.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2008-03-06 10:10|| 2008-03-06 10:10|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2008-03-06 12:43|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2008-03-06 14:22|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2008-03-06 17:14|| Front Page Top

#11 Yes! RJ, great idea, just bake it -- true whole grain bread!

Posted by twobyfour 2008-03-06 20:11|| 2008-03-06 20:11|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2008-03-06 23:32|| Front Page Top

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