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Q&A: Transgene curator : Nature : Nature Publishing Group
"Next month in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, artist Richard Pell opens the Center for PostNatural History — a museum of bioengineered organisms. He talks about the joys and pitfalls involved in collecting genetically modified maize, mosquitoes and zebrafish."
pittsburgh  art  genetic_engineering 
february 2012 by cshalizi
Use transgenic fish to make bioluminescent sushi rolls
"One of their projects is to make glowing sushi from GloFish, commercially available zebrafish that have been modified with jellyfish and coral genes to make them fluoresce. The center also filmed the Glowing Sushi Cooking Show to teach you how to make your own transgenic sushi, provided you're not afraid of eating genetically modified organisms you bought from a pet store. But they are serious when they call their signature maki the "Not in California" roll. You can't legally purchase GloFish in California. If you're anywhere else in the US, though, you can go to town on raw fluorescent zebrafish."
Yet again, I have grown up and am living in a Bruce Sterling novel.
funny:geeky  sushi  genetic_engineering 
february 2012 by cshalizi
Mutant, Soot-Gobbling Eucalyptus Forests | Beyond the Beyond from Wired.com
Genetically engineering eucalyptus trees to increase their cellulose uptake, with a view to biofuels. Sounds like a good idea, but, as bruces says, just think of the fun when a stand of these catch fire.
genetic_engineering  biofuels  renewable_energy 
november 2007 by cshalizi

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