Question about radioactive plants

[LoggerHead]

I just fertilized my fly trap with a spoonful of plutonium. Will it die?

 

[Pyro]

LoggerHead,

Ummmm.... Where did you get the Plutonium? (just curious as I need some to take over the world

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Since all living tissue is vulnerable to radioactivity I would be inclined to say that your VFT will be adversly affected and there is probably a good chance it will expire.

Pyro

 

[sarracenia]

Interestingly, I've been reading a book on plant breeding. There's a technique called 'mutagenic breeding' where you take seeds and expose them to radiation, or other mutagen, plant them and basically see what you get. 99.9% of the time, you end up with a lethal gene and nothing happens, but that 0.1% of the time you can end up with some interesting stuff. I wish I had the book on me, because it listed some interesting examples.

 

[Tristan]

I was kind of wondering the same thing as Pyro!
BTW, What isotope is it!

 

[Guest]

Just kidding!

Did I fool anyone?

 

[wickedthistle]

Hey Sarracenia,

Mutagen is what they used to create the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

 

[Dyflam]

Next thing you know, he'll be dusting his plants with anthrax for pest control.