[HN Gopher] Sonoma County farm strikes black truffle gold after ...
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       Sonoma County farm strikes black truffle gold after 9 years of
       waiting
        
       Author : chapulin
       Score  : 23 points
       Date   : 2022-01-06 21:38 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | jdhn wrote:
       | The article says that we're still not sure how the fruit
       | reproduces. With all this money on the line, how is it that
       | nobody has figured this out?
        
         | ProjectArcturis wrote:
         | Whoever invents a pill that makes your penis bigger will be a
         | trillionaire. How is it that nobody has figured that out?
        
         | jdavis703 wrote:
         | Unless it's patentable, there's no economic incentive for any
         | one farmer or farm conglomerate to invest in this research. It
         | would require government or non-profit research. And in a world
         | of scarce resources, funding research on a luxury food item
         | would strike many as a waste of taxes or philanthropic funds.
         | 
         | (I'm not saying it's wasteful, learning the secrets of truffle
         | reproduction could unlock a new branch of scientific study.
         | Just explaining why this is.)
        
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