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Tuesday Open Thread | 119 comments (119 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Yes, as through mitochondria, but were carnivores able to incorporate the genes of what they eat it seems to my untutored sensibility that this would have destabilized their genome.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."

by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Tue Sep 7th, 2010 at 03:12:08 PM EST
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Re: Yuck! (none / 0)

Ah, folks, you do realize that there is something called "digestion"? I had a tomato sandwich this morning and I haven't turned red yet.

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Tue Sep 7th, 2010 at 03:21:01 PM EST
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Re: Yuck! (none / 0)

Yes and there is also such a thing as Resistance Transfer Affect where the gut bacteria have developed resistance to antibiotics and "bad" bacteria have stolen it.

by ATinNM on Tue Sep 7th, 2010 at 03:26:25 PM EST
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Re: Yuck! (none / 0)

So give me the bad news scenario, starting from: Twank goes on a daily Frankenfish diet. What exactly, biologically, biochemically happens? I'm lost.

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Tue Sep 7th, 2010 at 03:33:09 PM EST
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Re: Yuck! (none / 0)

Beats my pair of Aces.

Foodthing-gummies come in, stuff happens, other stuff happens because of the first stuff happening, loop, repeat, and then other other stuff happens and some stuff stops happening.

(You heard it here, first. :-)

by ATinNM on Tue Sep 7th, 2010 at 03:51:35 PM EST
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Re: Yuck! (none / 1)

Well that was informative! Anyone else?

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Tue Sep 7th, 2010 at 03:57:22 PM EST
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Re: Yuck! (4.00 / 3)

You'll grow gills, which isn't necessarily a bad thing now is it?

Ad astra per aspera

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Tue Sep 7th, 2010 at 05:19:53 PM EST
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Re: Yuck! (none / 1)

Could be useful after another 2-3^oC rise in ambient temperature.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."

by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Tue Sep 7th, 2010 at 11:32:01 PM EST
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Re: Yuck! (4.00 / 3)

They discover that you carry the patented gene, and you become the property of Aqua Bounty Technologies Inc.

by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Tue Sep 7th, 2010 at 05:22:55 PM EST
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