Gene therapy - a brave new world?

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Post by Brian Peacock » Sat Aug 05, 2017 12:24 pm

Some wild mushrooms can make a nice, exciting cup of tea :dizzy:
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Post by JimC » Sat Aug 05, 2017 10:17 pm

Tastes foul, though...
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Post by Hermit » Sat Aug 05, 2017 10:40 pm

JimC wrote:Tastes foul, though...
Not in tea they don't.

So I've been told.

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Post by Brian Peacock » Sat Aug 05, 2017 10:46 pm

JimC wrote:Tastes foul, though...
I think you're thinking of chicken broth there Jim.

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Post by JimC » Sun Aug 06, 2017 12:04 am

:hehe:

Well, the ones I consumed in large amounts back in the 70's tasted bloody awful, that's for sure...
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Post by Brian Peacock » Sun Aug 06, 2017 12:16 am

They lose a fair bit of their mustiness if you dry them to dust.... apparently.

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Post by JimC » Sun Aug 06, 2017 1:23 am

I'm too old now to do the whole drug thing... (gin aside, of course...)
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Re: Gene therapy - a brave new world?

Post by pErvinalia » Sun Aug 06, 2017 1:59 am

mistermack wrote:
NineBerry wrote:Tomatoes that were bred to most efficiently grow don't have the same strong taste as other forms. Optimized humans might be boring as fuck.
I doubt if the lack of taste is down to genetics.

It's more to do with the intensive way that they're grown.
Nup. Plant the seeds from a commercial tomato and they taste the same as their parent.
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Re: Gene therapy - a brave new world?

Post by mistermack » Sun Aug 06, 2017 6:13 pm

pErvin wrote:
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NineBerry wrote:Tomatoes that were bred to most efficiently grow don't have the same strong taste as other forms. Optimized humans might be boring as fuck.
I doubt if the lack of taste is down to genetics.

It's more to do with the intensive way that they're grown.
Nup. Plant the seeds from a commercial tomato and they taste the same as their parent.
I've done it. And they taste loads better off my garden.

First time I tried it was when we had a drain back up and flood the yard. Some shit must have floated up with the flood water, and a few tomato plants germinated.
The tomatoes were far better than their parents.

They actually germinate better, if the seeds have been eaten.
Tomato seeds are coated in a gel that prevents germination. If you want to save your own seeds, it's best to let them ferment in a bucket for a while, so that the gel breaks down.

Other commercial tomatoes are F1 hybrids, and the seeds are sterile anyway.
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