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Rainbow Poo Coming to a Toilet Bowl Near You
(http://blogs.discovery.com/.a/6a00d8341bf67c53ef014e88162907970d-800wi)
Though its certainly not filled with gold, turns out there is a pot at the end of the rainbow, and it's made of porcelain.
For years, sagely, health-conscious individuals have read the contents of toilet bowls, seeking oracles of good or bad health. But never before has this practice been more colorful.
Scientists have genetically engineered E. coli bacteria to work safely as a biosensor that can detect the presence of toxins and secret an indicator pigment. The synthetically engineered bacteria (which has had its bad bacteria parts removed) could be used to test water or air samples for pollutants such as arsenic or carbon dioxide. Arsenic in the water, the sample turn blue, for example. But that's not all.
By the year 2039, the scientists -- who hail from Cambridge University (http://www.cam.ac.uk/) --think that their so-called E. Chromi (http://www.echromi.com/) could be mixed in with a special probiotic yogurt, which when eaten, would colonize the bowels and release pigments in the presence of diseases such as cancer, stomach ulcers and salmonella. If your poo was green, for example, you might have an ulcer, or if it turned orange, you may want to get tested for colon cancer.
The scientists designed E. Chomi using standardized sequences of DNA, known as BioBricks, and inserted them into E. coli bacteria. In 2009, they won the Grand Prize at the International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition (http://ung.igem.org/Main_Page) (iGEM). Since then, the original team from Cambridge University in the UK has joined with designers Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and James King to explore the possibilities of their technology.
If E.Chromi's vision of future pans out, can you imagine the Double Rainbow guy's (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQSNhk5ICTI&playnext=1&list=PLFB5AAA911FADF219) reaction?
E. chromi from Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg on Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/19759432
:lulz: :awesome:
Everybody is posting shit these days. :lulz:
:lulz: This is GREAT!
I am weeping openly.
...and the sewers of Tuscon began oozing green...
Quote from: LMNO, PhD on May 20, 2011, 05:21:32 PM
...and the sewers of Tuscon began oozing green...
They already do.
It's just that now I won't feel so all alone.
SHIT THE RAINBOW!
Quote from: LMNO, PhD on May 20, 2011, 05:23:36 PM
SHIT THE RAINBOW!
Yeah, those commercials never really say where all that colorful shit comes from, do they?
The awful truth involves a Rain God and chicken vindaloo.
TASTE MY RAINBOW, FUCKERS! TASTE MY RAINBOW!
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on May 20, 2011, 05:27:12 PM
Quote from: LMNO, PhD on May 20, 2011, 05:23:36 PM
SHIT THE RAINBOW!
Yeah, those commercials never really say where all that colorful shit comes from, do they?
The awful truth involves a Rain God and chicken vindaloo.
TASTE MY RAINBOW, FUCKERS! TASTE MY RAINBOW!
:lulz:
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on May 20, 2011, 05:27:12 PM
Quote from: LMNO, PhD on May 20, 2011, 05:23:36 PM
SHIT THE RAINBOW!
Yeah, those commercials never really say where all that colorful shit comes from, do they?
The awful truth involves a Rain God and chicken vindaloo.
TASTE MY RAINBOW, FUCKERS! TASTE MY RAINBOW!
I haven't made vindaloo in a while.
I also haven't made BBQ beef in a while.
Quote from: Jenkem and SPACE/TIME on May 20, 2011, 07:18:49 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on May 20, 2011, 05:27:12 PM
Quote from: LMNO, PhD on May 20, 2011, 05:23:36 PM
SHIT THE RAINBOW!
Yeah, those commercials never really say where all that colorful shit comes from, do they?
The awful truth involves a Rain God and chicken vindaloo.
TASTE MY RAINBOW, FUCKERS! TASTE MY RAINBOW!
I haven't made vindaloo in a while.
I also haven't made BBQ beef in a while.
No beef for Roger. :(
But I'm all about the vindaloo.
I also haven't made wat in forever. So many delicious things to make, so little time. :cry:
It's been a while since I've seen a product my life can't be complete without.
So why is it that we associate poomphf with PD so strongly? :lulz:
And damn it I want my poomp to change colors.
Quote from: Jenkem and SPACE/TIME on May 20, 2011, 07:39:53 PM
I also haven't made wat in forever. So many delicious things to make, so little time. :cry:
HUH?
We have until October right?
Quote from: Khara on May 20, 2011, 07:54:37 PM
Quote from: Jenkem and SPACE/TIME on May 20, 2011, 07:39:53 PM
I also haven't made wat in forever. So many delicious things to make, so little time. :cry:
HUH?
We have until October right?
Yeah, but there's only so many special dishes I can make in any one month
http://www.tshirthell.com/funny-shirts-stock/shittles-taste-the-asshole/?xid=d185ca8e-9c3d-e004-4d06-f454de20c224
Oh, this is totally AWESOME. The mad scientist in me approves heartily.
I, for one, won't be satisfied until they come out with a glow-in-the-dark variety.