The Top 10 Weirdest Ways To Use CRISPR

The Top 5 Science humor list for 21 March 2017

NOTE: CRISPR/cas9 is a revolutionary new way of editing a genome, such that any gene can potentially be edited or replaced by any gene from any organism.

10) Instead of hair, my scalp now grows fried chicken. I’ll never go hungry again.

9) Make a real ear of corn.

8) If you could modify them to stop maturing at the exact point they’re at their cutest, selling pet tiger cubs would be a license to print money.

7) Put rice genes into fish and create Sushi of the Sea.

6) Separate the platypus into its base components: a beaver and a duck.

5) Imagine: bacon, lettuce, and tomato, all from a single plant.

4) No longer just metaphoric descriptions, grape and cherry tomatoes can FINALLY live up to their names.

3) Add the P53 gene to leaves so that they self-destruct before hitting the ground each autumn.

2) Spider genes into chickens = wings and legs for the whole table!

1) Mix sheep and porcupine genomes and see if the result can knit its own sweaters.

Selected from 24 submissions from 9 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

1: Donald Johnson, Cincinnati, OH
2: Jerry Lane, Newark, NJ
3: Pete Van Opens, Oconomowoc, WI
4: Paul Van Opens, Ellicott City, MD
5: James Rice, North Tustin, CA
6: Marissa Van Opens, Madison, WI
7: Jerry Lane, Newark, NJ
8: James Rice, North Tustin, CA
9: Marissa Van Opens, Madison, WI
10: Marshall Gatten, Albuquerque, NM
Topic: Roy Skogstrom, Pepeekeo, HI
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