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Now we just need to bio-engineer them to grow larger stems, so that they could catch larger flies. And voila - natural (and pretty) fly paper!
by dshpala 5y ago
Now we just need to bio-engineer them to grow larger stems, so that they could catch larger flies. And voila - natural (and pretty) fly paper!
- hahamrfunnyguy 5y agoThe fly paper angle is interesting, larger stems could probably be done with traditional breeding methods. Hard predict how well it would work though.
- bakul 5y agowhat could go wrong, right?
- mindcrime 5y ago"I suspect that there might be more carnivorous plants out there than we think." Now we just need to bio-engineer them to ... Somehow I'm sensing the onset of something that might have once been the plot of a Hollywood blockbuster.... or an episode of Doctor Who.
- newsyyswen 5y agoWe might be seeing less of that subgenre these days because the general public is starting to realize that genetic engineering is sort of like AI/ML. It takes a lot of effort and expense to achieve mildly promising results, and any given project is much more likely to break out in tumors or be outcompeted by existing strains than it is to evolve into something unexpectedly fit. Yes, poorly-engineered plants can grow tumors...or at least odd growths that sap their energy and nutrients.