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minus-squareNaz@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up18·3 个月前Botanist dragging a barrel of glowing green fluid across the tiles of the station floor Security Chief: “Botanist! What the ABSOLUTE HELL are you doing with 50 liters of radium?” Botanist: “Mutating the corn so it’s blight and drought resistant” Chief: “???” Botanist: “I’ve also mutated a species of hobby lemon to fill itself with sugary lemonade instead of citric acid” Chief: “Oh, holy crap okay go right ahead”
minus-squareTriumph@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up10·3 个月前Pretty much. Except that there was zero plan about what was going to come out the other end. It was just “irradiate, plant, see what happens.”
minus-squareNaz@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 个月前Lemons are an artificial creation by genetic splice of the bitter orange and citron :)
minus-squareTheHonourablePierrePoilievre@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up10·3 个月前If you think thats interesting, look into the origins of maize corn.
minus-squarevaultdweller013@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 个月前Pretty sure the bitter orange is also a highly divergent crop that may be hybridized as well.
minus-squaretigeruppercut@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 个月前Miracle fruit is easier than doing your own genetic modifications When the fleshy part of the fruit is eaten, this molecule binds to the tongue’s taste buds, causing sour foods to taste sweet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synsepalum_dulcificum
Botanist dragging a barrel of glowing green fluid across the tiles of the station floor
Security Chief: “Botanist! What the ABSOLUTE HELL are you doing with 50 liters of radium?”
Botanist: “Mutating the corn so it’s blight and drought resistant”
Chief: “???”
Botanist: “I’ve also mutated a species of hobby lemon to fill itself with sugary lemonade instead of citric acid”
Chief: “Oh, holy crap okay go right ahead”
Pretty much. Except that there was zero plan about what was going to come out the other end. It was just “irradiate, plant, see what happens.”
Lemons are an artificial creation by genetic splice of the bitter orange and citron :)
If you think thats interesting, look into the origins of maize corn.
Or almonds
Pretty sure the bitter orange is also a highly divergent crop that may be hybridized as well.
“Hobby lemon?”
Miracle fruit is easier than doing your own genetic modifications
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synsepalum_dulcificum
Interesting, TIL!