Banana to be Sequenced

GodsMadClown writes "New Scientist reports that a global consortium plans to sequence the genetic code of a wild banana from east Asia. Because bananas are triploidal instead of diploidal, they are only able to reproduce asexually, which means that it adapts slower than organisms reproducing sexually. 'One rule of joining the consortium is that any invention developed through the project and protected [by patent] will be made available to smallholders through a royalty-free license,' says Emile Frison, director of the International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain."

Comments

Re:A story I wrote while my IP was banned

[CableModemSniper]

The question is, will RPN save the day? I think so.

Re:Don Herzfeld is a genius

[Stanley Feinbaum]

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Stop wasting time.

[mcbridematt]

Why are scientists trying to study this genetic bullshit for no reason. What good goes studing a banana's genetic code do for humantiy. A yet, we are still a Type 1 Civilisation (Civilisation that grows up and utilitises the resources of it's home planet), and we are unlikley to become a Type 2 (One that expands into it's solar system) until 2015/2020 (Mars missions). Until we become a more advanced Civilisation, what good does studing the genetic code of fruit?. Perhaps we should just teach em' some Unix/Linux basics and turn them into kernel developers (These days, Microsoft jobs won't score much)