Wednesday, 11 August 2004

Nobel Prize watch: Brazilian scientists have decoded the coffee genome. Brazilian agriculture minister Roberto Rodrigues proclaimed that Brazil would use the genetic code to create a "super-coffee," which will undoubtedly become the earth's dominant life form.

The BBC's Steve Kingstone is having fun with this one as well; his report includes the quip "Suddenly, scientists know an awful lot about coffee in Brazil."

- Posted by Scott Forbes at 11:17 am. comments.