[HN Gopher] Red algae proteins grafted into tobacco double plant...
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       Red algae proteins grafted into tobacco double plant growth
        
       Author : geox
       Score  : 27 points
       Date   : 2023-07-29 21:27 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | Qem wrote:
       | So after Tomacco we now have Algacco?
        
         | h2odragon wrote:
         | If we're tuning algae to make fun molecules why stop at (or
         | start with) nicotine? How about meth? THC?
         | 
         | I know which I'd rather see escape into the wild again. Methed
         | up sharks all over the shorelines or stoned ones? The choice is
         | easy.
         | 
         | Of course if we can get them to make a stable LSD then the
         | sharks and the squids will be coming ashore to do song and
         | dance routines for us.
        
         | dc3k wrote:
         | Tomalgae
        
       | hansoolo wrote:
       | For all plants available, why tobacco?
        
         | Pigalowda wrote:
         | It's a model organism in plant bio. Like drosphila/fruit flies
         | or xenopus/frog or E.coli and candida
        
         | gerdesj wrote:
         | Its a plant, and:
         | 
         | "Tobacco is the easiest land plant in which to manipulate
         | Rubisco and so serves as the test case for developing a more
         | efficient Rubisco that can be transferred to more agronomically
         | relevant species, Gunn said."
         | 
         | Call it Nicotiana instead!
        
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       | wolfendin wrote:
       | Why do they do these experiments in tobacco? Is it just easier?
        
         | morkalork wrote:
         | Afaik it is standard model organism, much like the humble fruit
         | fly.
        
         | TFortunato wrote:
         | Tobacco is one of a handful of plant "model organisms",
         | basically meaning that we have a lot of studies already done
         | and genetic / metabolic information about it available.
         | 
         | Scientists like using these when doing basic research of, e.g.
         | gene function, because that wealth of prior information
         | available reduces the amount of "unknown unknowns" to account
         | for.
         | 
         | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_organism
        
           | cassepipe wrote:
           | So you are saying tobacco is the vegetal world equivalent of
           | the mice !
        
       | unchocked wrote:
       | Engineering an improved rubisco into the food supply (or the
       | notional biological carbon capture stream) would significantly
       | boost to the carrying capacity of our planet.
        
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