Do you know the consequences of calling some food “organic” and others not organic?
Comic from Cowbirds in Love by Sanjay Kulkarni. h/t Nathaniel Ginder
Anastasia is a science communicator and multidisciplinary risk analyst with a career in federal service. She has a PhD in plant genetics and sustainable agriculture from Iowa State University.
Anastasia's writing with SciMoms is conducted in her personal capacity, and the views expressed do not represent the views of the USDA.
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5 thoughts on “Silicon Food”
The only safe solution is to insist on only DNA Free Food.
Bear with me a moment. Robots run on electricity, it is their equivalent of food. Electricity does not contain DNA. So clearly downloading our brains into robots is the only way we can enjoy a natural lifestyle free from modern “industrialized” food?
I don’t know about all you folks, but I always make sure I eat inorganic food. Yep, nothing but inorganic redox reactions to give me my energy. Sure it limits what kind of food I can eat. But it’s the price I have to pay to live up to my standard of misunderstandings.
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The only safe solution is to insist on only DNA Free Food.
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Bear with me a moment. Robots run on electricity, it is their equivalent of food. Electricity does not contain DNA. So clearly downloading our brains into robots is the only way we can enjoy a natural lifestyle free from modern “industrialized” food?
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I’ll have what the green eyed one had.
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I don’t know about all you folks, but I always make sure I eat inorganic food. Yep, nothing but inorganic redox reactions to give me my energy. Sure it limits what kind of food I can eat. But it’s the price I have to pay to live up to my standard of misunderstandings.
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