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Old 01-22-2004, 06:41 PM   #16
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Good thinking Beestie. Hadn't thought of the cross pollination.
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Old 01-23-2004, 06:00 PM   #17
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Someone has actually brought the tomacco to life.
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Old 01-28-2004, 11:02 AM   #18
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Landmine-detecting plant developed by Danish researchers
Boy, does planet earth need this one. They figure there are around 100M unexploded mines in the world. Thats 100M potential limbs blown off.
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Old 01-28-2004, 07:35 PM   #19
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I guess that wouldn't work in arid areas without extensive irrigation.
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Old 02-25-2004, 12:06 PM   #20
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Scientists are now combining the Asian bird flu with human flu to assess the possibility that they might combine naturally in a host infected with both. That, would be trouble
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Old 03-01-2004, 01:49 PM   #21
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I'll try and find the site later on, but scientists in the Low Countries have come up with tangerine whose flesh looks, tastes like, and cooks like beef.
MMmmmmm.....steak on a stick......
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Old 03-01-2004, 02:26 PM   #22
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I'll try and find the site later on, but scientists in the Low Countries have come up with tangerine whose flesh looks, tastes like, and cooks like beef.
MMmmmmm.....steak on a stick......
What about its nutritional content?
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Old 03-19-2004, 07:39 AM   #23
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Now, UK researchers think we are in the midst of the Sixth major extinction event.
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Old 03-19-2004, 10:56 AM   #24
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We just missed an extinction event yesterday.
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