PhD student bioengineers potato plant to detect gamma radiation

Re:PhD student bioengineers potato plant to detect gamma rad... by satisfice on Friday November 24, 2023 @12:42PM (#38406307)

This is important because whenever I need to know if I am in danger I can just plant a potato and wait three weeks.

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Re:PhD student bioengineers potato plant to detect gamma rad... by alfredpawney on Friday November 24, 2023 @12:49PM (#38406387)

Lol

Well I guess it would be useful for growing in space, where there’s no protection from Earth’s magnetic field and stuff

You’ll have to grow some kind of food, and potatoes are famously what Mark Watney ate almost exclusively XD

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Re:PhD student bioengineers potato plant to detect gamma rad... by CrzyLngPwd on Friday November 24, 2023 @02:24PM (#38407246)

I was gonna say practically the same thing

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