There's a new weapon in the age-old battle to get kids (and adults) to eat their vegetables. Growers have long messed with the genes of vegetable crops to increase yield. Now they're working to change flavor. "Today’s Brussels sprouts taste better than you might remember from childhood. It’s not that your refined adult palate appreciates them better. Rather a new variety has displaced the original vegetable. You can thank plant breeders for the change. And modern breeders, armed with new gene-editing technology, are looking to replicate Brussels sprouts’ reinvention." Scientific American: Tweaking Vegetables’ Genes Could Make Them Tastier—And You’ll Get to Try Them Soon. While "kale, for instance, is particularly healthy, many prefer eating the less bitter romaine or iceberg lettuce. So Pairwise scientists figured out how to use CRISPR to edit a kalelike mustard green to fit that palate. They wanted to turn off the genes that code for an enzyme called myrosinase, which breaks down the glucosinolates and creates bitterness once the leaf is chewed in a diner’s mouth. The result is a healthy but less bitter green." (What we need are brussel sprouts that look and taste exactly like a Snicker's bar.) + The NextDraft Store now includes T-Shirts, Hats, and Phone Cases. 2Santos Claws Coming to TownGeorge Santos, the poster child for modern politics, "has been indicted on 13 counts, including seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds, and two counts of making materially false statements to the House of Representatives." When he was booked into custody, his fingerprints probably represented ten different people. 3Zero's Tolerance"He suffered from collapsed lungs, sepsis, failed kidneys, low blood pressure, acute respiratory syndrome, pulmonary embolism and the loss of several fingers and toes. He was in a medically induced coma for 31 days during which his heart flatlined on four separate occasions. But on May 8, 2020, after 64 days in the hospital, Garfield did what doctors had thought impossible: he walked out of the front door. And now, three years to the date later, he had the privilege of reuniting with staff as a completely healthy man." Three years later, COVID ‘Patient Zero’ returns to LA hospital that saved his life. 4Haute Detour"The more-than-a-century-old Parsons School boasts big-name fashion-industry alumni, including Marc Jacobs, Tom Ford, Anna Sui and Donna Karan." But those designers were all focused on making clothes for human beings. Today, some Parsons' students are targeting a different market (one where no one complains that a shirt is too itchy). Sarah E. Needleman in WSJ (Gift Article): A $55,000 Fashion Education Now Means Learning to Make Chic Outfits for Roblox Avatars. "Roblox’s classic blocky avatars lack necks, fingers and noses, and they walk without bending their knees or ankles. That doesn’t mean they can’t look hip." 5Extra, ExtraOpen Armed and Dangerous: "City officials and volunteers say the response to the influx has been fractured, as the chaotic reality of the U.S. migrant crisis strains the Democratic-run city’s resources for housing and feeding thousands of new arrivals. And the influx is expected only to increase after a change in federal rules takes effect Thursday." Open-Armed Chicago Feels the Strains of a Migrant Influx. 6Bottom of the NewsA woman who went missing in the Australian wilderness after making a wrong turn survived for five days on wine and candy. (Kids, let that be a lesson to you.) Get a copy of my 📕, Please Scream Inside Your Heart, or grab a 👕 in the Store.
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