Comment author: Stingray 02 August 2015 08:24:56PM 13 points [-]

Is it possible to tame an octopus? Could humanity over several generations tame octopuses and breed them into work animals?

Comment author: telomerase 07 August 2015 04:35:52PM *  1 point [-]

Octopodes use hemocyanin... use CRISPR to take that out, lenti vector to replace with hemoglobin, and you've got a super-octopus.

Now just apply MIRI's magic formula for making friendly superintelligence, and you've got your tame octopus. Great basis for a TV show in the genre of "Lassie", "Flipper", or "Skippy the Bush Kangaroo".

"Good on ya', Cthulipper!"

Octopuses have poisonous bites, of course.... some would see that as a bad quality in a pet.

Comment author: telomerase 07 August 2015 04:30:25PM *  4 points [-]

If we're so rational why aren't we rich?

Comment author: telomerase 07 August 2015 04:14:18PM 4 points [-]

"Many Are Cold But Few Are Frozen"

;)

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