March 21 2008 / by memebox
Category: Biotechnology Year: 2015 Rating: 14 Hot
In a recent piece on the
genetic modification of fruit, Future Blogger
Venessa Posavec reported that “scientists have identified a
gene in tomatoes, dubbed SUN, which is
responsible for determining their shape,” and that “this is only a
small step, but might one day make the farmer’s market a lot more
interesting.”
Inspired by Venessa’s post, MemeBox designer extraordinaire,
Karl Alverson, whipped up this elegant vision of some designer
fruit products that may become available at your local grocery
store circa 2015:
Now that scientists
have isolated the appropriate genes they will work hard to
manipulate them and bring concepts like these to life, literally.
Such fruit forms (certainly cruder versions) may well hit store
bins by the estimated 2015 target.
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