from the there-are-no-words-to-describe-this dept.
Those guys behind "Futurama", know the future. Like totally! The Buggalo half cow, half insect exist! Though not in a black and white pattern, but they make milk! Here is the proof: "The case for cockroach milk: The next superfood?".
The milk crystals of the Pacific beetle cockroach are beautiful. Slice open an embryonic roach under a microscope, and the crystals spill out in a shower of nutrient-dense glitter.
But the flavor of cockroach milk is nothing to write home about. Subramanian Ramaswamy, a biochemist at the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine in Bangalore, India, told The Washington Post as much early Tuesday. As a party dare — he'd lost a drinking competition — one of Ramaswamy's colleagues once ate a sprinkling of the crystals.
My daughter is scared!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 27 2016, @01:26PM
Overexcited submitter&editor..
(Score: 2) by butthurt on Wednesday July 27 2016, @11:14PM
It's short form for "Mars".
http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/Mar [thefreedictionary.com]
(Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday July 27 2016, @01:28PM
I didn't expect to see a cockroach milk crystal explosion, but here we are.
Unfortunately, eating this could become mandatory for space voyagers.
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(Score: 2) by JNCF on Wednesday July 27 2016, @07:40PM
Unfortunately, eating this could become mandatory for space voyagers.
Don't worry, jdavidb will probably like it. [soylentnews.org]
(Score: 3, Informative) by DannyB on Wednesday July 27 2016, @07:45PM
You just have to market it correctly.
Most people don't realize that a lot of cake decorations are actually made from insect parts. Google for: cochineal extract and carmine
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/05/bugs-in-your-food/ [nytimes.com]
http://organics.org/11-disgusting-natural-ingredients-in-your-food/ [organics.org]
http://www.livescience.com/36292-red-food-dye-bugs-cochineal-carmine.html [livescience.com]
But it's okay to eat them because, they're used in cosmetics also.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 27 2016, @01:29PM
"Further examination of the crystals will also tell if the roach crystals are toxic to humans."
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday July 27 2016, @07:48PM
Who cares if roach crystals are toxic. What I want to know is if they can withstand radiation. Radiation hardened is what is necessary for long space duration. Toxicity doesn't matter. :-)
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 27 2016, @02:11PM
scientists have shown that sugars in breast-milk pass undigested through the stomach and upper intestines so as to feed the bacteria inside the child's lower colon!
(Score: 4, Funny) by snufu on Wednesday July 27 2016, @02:12PM
to break down the nope in this story.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 27 2016, @05:11PM
Nope. Nooooope. Nope. Nope.
Nope.
Nope, nopity nope-nope nope.
Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope.
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Nope.
I have more nope where that came from, if you're running low.
(Score: 2) by snufu on Wednesday July 27 2016, @02:15PM
How far would you go to protect cows?
(Score: 3, Funny) by bob_super on Wednesday July 27 2016, @04:27PM
Next, they're gonna breed them to gain the ability to speak.
They just don't realise that Douglas Adams is a step ahead of them... ref [youtube.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 28 2016, @12:03AM
They are already there... Reincarnation !!
Bad cow comes back as cockroach
Good cow comes back as cow
Bad cockroach comes back as cockroach
Good cockroach comes back as cow
Nice 4 state system!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 27 2016, @02:43PM
Cows are scared.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday July 27 2016, @07:50PM
Not all cows are frightened. It depends upon their surroundings and treatment.
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(Score: 3, Funny) by krishnoid on Wednesday July 27 2016, @06:23PM
But the flavor of cockroach milk is nothing to write home about.
Tonight, on Iron Chef, your secret ingredient is ...
(Score: 3, Funny) by Joe Desertrat on Wednesday July 27 2016, @09:31PM
Just tell the kids that cockroach milk is hallucinogenic and let the demand rise on its own. Some of the palmetto bugs we get down here seem big enough to be hallucinations in themselves.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 28 2016, @04:57AM
I'll believe this when I see squad cars and helicopters piloting a house that has been reported to have a cock-a-roach inside.
(Score: 2) by Max Hyre on Wednesday July 27 2016, @11:12PM
[If you're a hard sci-fi fan and haven't read Bujold's Vorkosigan Saga [wikipedia.org] , start now. I saw Cordelia's Honor on my sister & brother-in-law's shelves for years, and thought it was a romance novel, until I read a review online. That'll teach me not to judge a book by its cover, nor to dis my sister on such judgment!]