3 ms·
So The Simpsons episode with “tomacco” wasn’t entirely unrealistic!
by pharmakom 5y ago
So The Simpsons episode with “tomacco” wasn’t entirely unrealistic!
- b3morales 5y agoTomatoes and tobacco are actually reasonably closely related already: same Family, Solanaceae. (I wouldn't be surprised if that fact inspired the episode.) They might even be cross-breedable as is.
- bguebert 5y agoI kinda remember reading an article about someone in England that was doing this with tomatoes and potatoes. They do it with a graft though instead of genetic modification. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomato https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomato