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Japanese Creating "Super Tuna"

motherpusbucket writes "The Telegraph reports that Japanese scientists hope to be breeding a so-called 'Super Tuna' within the next decade or so. They have about 60% of the genome mapped and expect to finish it in the next couple months. The new breed will grow faster, taste good, have resistance to disease and will totally kick your ass if you cross them."

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  1. Obligatory..... by segedunum · · Score: 5, Funny

    Have they bred them with frickin' laser beams though?

    1. Re:Obligatory..... by motorhead · · Score: 3, Funny

      You can tune a piano but you can't tuna fish

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  2. Obligatory by Captain+Splendid · · Score: 5, Funny

    Teenage Kanji Ninja Tuna

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  3. It would be nice if they could add by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    A modify the DNA so that few dozen Sharks Fins appear on the new fish.
    Perhaps they could save the real thing from extinction.
    Then again the 'Green Lobby' would rise up against 'Genetically Modified Fish' Sigh.

  4. Re:Obligatory by davegravy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Davegravy slaps Captain Splendid around a bit with a Super Tuna

  5. TUNAZILLA! by wcrowe · · Score: 4, Funny

    'nuf said...

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  6. Tuna Porn? by basementman · · Score: 3, Funny

    I predict they will genetically enhance the necessary parts to incorporate them into the weird porn industry that thrives in Japan. After the tunas career is up they can still serve his enhanced parts as a rare delicacy in restaurants.

  7. *SUPER* tuna? by DoofusOfDeath · · Score: 2, Funny

    Damn, and I thought husbands were already whipped.

  8. Sorry Charlie... by Em+Emalb · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's a tunami!

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  9. Re:tuna doesn't taste good? by maxwell+demon · · Score: 2, Funny

    No, what they mean is: Current tuna tastes excellent. Power tuna will merely taste good.

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  10. Re:Cue that eco-maniacs by Lunoria · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Natural" tuna have had their genes altered through hundreds of years of breading.

    Tuna comes pre-breaded now? Talk about a time saver!

  11. No you may not Re:Tuna Overlords by davidwr · · Score: 2, Funny

    May I be the first to welcome our new Tuna overloards...

    No you may not.

    May I be the first to say you can tune a filesystem but you can't tuna fish. Oh wait, someone beat me to it.

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  12. Re:Fish Overlords by vishbar · · Score: 4, Funny

    Since this is Japan, we would need to be more worried about tentacles. Anything Japanese that has tentacles is bad, bad news for schoolgirls the world over.

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  13. oblig. by mewsenews · · Score: 2, Funny

    Stop having a boring tuna. Stop having a boring life.

    -- Vince 'Slap Chop' Offer

  14. Re:Sashimi by lorenlal · · Score: 4, Funny

    maybe, but what happens if the super tuna out competes and eats all non-super tuna?

    Darwin wins. See, tuna made themselves to tasty that:
    1) They'd be overfished.
    2) We'd see that, and then make them EVEN BETTER and plentiful.

    Well done tuna. You've won the genetic lottery.

  15. I thought by auric_dude · · Score: 2, Funny

    that Green Peace had canned this line of research some time ago?

  16. Re:Cue that eco-maniacs by EraserMouseMan · · Score: 4, Funny

    We should hunt them to near-extinction. Then they'll get put on the extinction list and all tuna fishing will be banned. Then my roommate will have to find a different terrible-smelling food to eat. . . in mass quantities . . . EVERY evening!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  17. In Japan... by thervey · · Score: 2, Funny

    In Japan, super tuna eat you!

  18. Re:Obligatory by Lord+Fury · · Score: 5, Funny

    Teenage Kanji Ninja Tuna

    Teenage Kanji Ninja Tuna

    Teenage Kanji Ninja Tuna

    Heroes in my sandwich

    Tuna Power!

  19. Re:Monsanto of the Sea? by JustOK · · Score: 2, Funny

    wouldn't it be a rural legend?

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  20. Re:We 3 Tuna by Critical+Facilities · · Score: 5, Funny

    Are you advocating that people try to grow fish in their gardens?

  21. Re:We 3 Tuna by An+ominous+Cow+art · · Score: 4, Funny

    Undoubtedly the first message from the Super Tuna Council will be:

    ALL YOUR BAYS ARE BELONG TO US.

  22. Re:Sashimi by 4181 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Perhaps developing tasty humans would address food and population issues simultaneously.