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Scientists crack DNA code of rice (good! now we can clone her)
AP ^
| 8/10/2002
| Staff
Posted on 08/10/2005 1:07:01 PM PDT by Red Badger
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Now we know why rice is nice..........
To: Red Badger
When she gets mad, is she steamed rice?
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posted on
08/10/2005 1:08:46 PM PDT
by
atomicpossum
(Replies should be as pedantic as possible. I love that so much.)
To: Red Badger; neverdem
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posted on
08/10/2005 1:09:19 PM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
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To: Red Badger
LOL! Good one Badger!
Owl_Eagle
(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,
it was probably sarcasm)
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posted on
08/10/2005 1:09:52 PM PDT
by
End Times Sentinel
(In Memory of my Dear Friend Henry Lee II)
To: Red Badger
WOW....one day we can elect her Pres and VP at the same time. LOL
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posted on
08/10/2005 1:10:31 PM PDT
by
commonasdirt
(Reading DU so you won't hafta)
To: Red Badger
Has Uncle Ben been alerted to this?
To: atomicpossum
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posted on
08/10/2005 1:12:27 PM PDT
by
JimWforBush
(Alcohol - For the best times you'll never remember)
To: PBRSTREETGANG
What about Mahatma?........
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posted on
08/10/2005 1:13:14 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Want to be surprised? GOOOOGLE your own name. Want to have fun? GOOOOGLE your neighbor's......)
To: Red Badger
In the Nature report, scientists estimated rice contains 37,544 genes but said that figure will no doubt be revised with further research. Humans, by contrast, have only 20,000 to 25,000 genes.Whaaaat?
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posted on
08/10/2005 1:13:38 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
("Freedom of speech makes it much easier to spot the idiots." [Jay Lessig, 2/7/2005])
To: NonValueAdded
Dat's a lotta Genes. I have only met a few Genes.
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posted on
08/10/2005 1:16:32 PM PDT
by
GaltMeister
(“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.”)
To: NonValueAdded
Rice is complicated.........
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posted on
08/10/2005 1:16:42 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Want to be surprised? GOOOOGLE your own name. Want to have fun? GOOOOGLE your neighbor's......)
To: Red Badger
389 million chemical building blocks of its DNAWow! It doesn't look all that complicated on the outside, does it? Now I'm wondering how many my second husband must have had.
To: Red Badger
Certain sequences of these building blocks form genes, like letters spelling words.He sure couldn't do that.
To: Graymatter
It doesn't look complicated, but I know I couldn't make it if I had all day to do it!...............
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posted on
08/10/2005 1:25:29 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Want to be surprised? GOOOOGLE your own name. Want to have fun? GOOOOGLE your neighbor's......)
To: commonasdirt
Ooops, that was JERRY Rice, not Condoleeza Rice.
The triple wideout set is gaining in popularity, so more wide receivers are needed in the league.
To: NonValueAdded
[In the Nature report, scientists estimated rice contains 37,544 genes but said that figure will no doubt be revised with further research. Humans, by contrast, have only 20,000 to 25,000 genes.] Whaaaat?
Yup. Go figure. Not all genes have equal effects, however. 50% more genes doesn't necessarily mean 50% more complexity in the final organism.
To: Red Badger; PatrickHenry
Certain sequences of these building blocks form genes, like letters spelling words. This gets my nomination for "most unilluminating and strained analogy by a science reporter" this month.
To: Graymatter
Cloned rice goes best with cloned chicken.
To: NonValueAdded
Yeah, you need to remember that most genes are just historical garbage that are turned off and not doing anything in the current organism. Google RNAi if you want some more insight on this issue.
To: Red Badger
They need to isolate and destroy the gene that requires risotto to be constantly stirred while cooking. That's useful science.
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08/10/2005 2:08:01 PM PDT
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txhurl
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