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Space Potato Hits the Streets

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the i-know-a-few-space-potatos dept.

gasmanpopey writes to tell us that sweet potato seeds sent to space as a part of China's Shenzhou VI mission are hitting the streets as a part of special Valentine's day meals. While supporters are trying to claim better flavor and better nutrition there doesn't seem to be anything beyond a pure novelty angle.

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  1. Re:Weak, you guys... so weak. by Sneakernets · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    at least, http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/01/0 7/2319247&from=rss my sensationalist article's title was accurate!

    :P

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