Atomic Peanuts and Gamma Grapefruit

Proof

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Society & Culture, Food, Arts

4.4 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

In 1927, more than 50 years before the first GMO crop hit the market, a scientist named Louis Stadler shot X-rays at barley. The result was a random mutation—a change in the color of the plant. While not particularly useful, it showed that with radiation, scientists could roll the genetic dice, press fast-forward on natural selection, and with enough rolls, maybe even uncover something new- a useful mutant. The Atomic Age would inspire a generation of scientists to blast crops with Cobalt-60 radiation. Even civilians got in on the action. But today, this type of breeding is all but forgotten. Is the possibility of an “Atomic Garden of Eden” worth the nuclear gamble? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:55.0	New York, New York, New York.
1:00.0	In the United States, a gallon of gasoline would cost you 17 cents.
1:06.0	George Orwell was warning us that Big Brother was watching in his brand new novel 1984,
1:12.0	and Jean Kelly and Frank Sinatra were singing and dancing on the town.
1:16.5	New York, New York, a wonderful town. Life after World War II was getting better by the minute,
1:22.4	but the Cold War was just heating up.
1:25.0	President Truman's dramatic announcement
1:30.0	that Russia had the atom secret
1:32.0	caused State departments all over the world
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