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Started by Telarus, May 20, 2011, 09:21:32 AM

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Telarus

May 20, 2011, 09:21:32 AM
http://news.discovery.com/tech/rainbow-poo-110426.html?fb_ref=fb2&fb_source=home_oneline

Rainbow Poo Coming to a Toilet Bowl Near You


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 --think that their so-called E. Chromi 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 (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 reaction?

E. chromi from Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg on Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/19759432
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Freeky

#1
May 20, 2011, 09:53:07 AM
 :lulz: :awesome:

Reeducation

#2
May 20, 2011, 10:08:13 AM
Everybody is posting shit these days. :lulz:
I am very calm

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

#3
May 20, 2011, 04:18:53 PM
 :lulz: This is GREAT!
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."

The Good Reverend Roger

#4
May 20, 2011, 05:20:04 PM
I am weeping openly.

" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

LMNO

#5
May 20, 2011, 05:21:32 PM
...and the sewers of Tuscon began oozing green...

The Good Reverend Roger

#6
May 20, 2011, 05:22:03 PM
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.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

LMNO

#7
May 20, 2011, 05:23:36 PM
SHIT THE RAINBOW!

The Good Reverend Roger

#8
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!
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

#9
May 20, 2011, 05:59:44 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!

:lulz:
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."

Freeky

#10
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.

The Good Reverend Roger

#11
May 20, 2011, 07:36:32 PM
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.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Freeky

#12
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:

Jasper

#13
May 20, 2011, 07:41:10 PM
It's been a while since I've seen a product my life can't be complete without.

Don Coyote

#14
May 20, 2011, 07:45:51 PM
So why is it that we associate poomphf with PD so strongly? :lulz:

And damn it I want my poomp to change colors.
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