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Atomic Gardening refers to a mid-20th-century scientific technique that involved exposing plants to radiation in order to induce mutations and create new, potentially improved varieties. The idea behind atomic gardening was to harness the mutagenic effects of radiation, such as X-rays or gamma rays, to induce random genetic mutations in plants. Scientists believed that some of these mutations might lead to desirable traits, such as improved yield, disease resistance, or other beneficial characteristics.
This approach was explored as a method for crop improvement and was part of broader efforts to increase food production in the post-World War II era. The hope was that by exposing plants to radiation, researchers could generate genetic diversity more rapidly than traditional breeding methods, allowing for the development of new and improved crop varieties.
The term "Atomic Gardening" gained popularity in the 1950s and 1960s when various countries, including the United States, conducted experiments in which crops like wheat, rice, and barley were exposed to radiation. However, the technique eventually fell out of favor as researchers better understood the complexities of genetic mutations and the potential risks associated with ionizing radiation. Modern genetic engineering techniques have largely replaced atomic gardening in contemporary agricultural research. However, it remains popular in the Asia-Pacific region.
*Photo | Rio Star Grapefruit: https://historycollection.com/atomic-gardening
mice set #2 on Flickr.
Developing a concept forward from an idea phase.
Radioactive: This song has spoken to me since the first time I heard it. I recall those long hours in nuclear imaging, getting scanned. But it took a pounding heart and terrified dreams to realize, I am waking up again. I can't really say it's fun, but it is a good thing. "I'm waking up. I feel it in my bones!" Listening to "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons.
This is Soren He’s a 2nd or 3rd generation of genetically engineered humans sent to a radioactive Post-Apocalyptic Earth around 100 to 200 years into the future of today, many humans in this world have fled to space and send down genetically engineered humans to try and reclaim earth, but not all humans escaped earth, plenty were left behind along with animals leaving mutated humans and beasts that he has to fight off on the regular
Despite being Genetically engineered to resist Radiation Soren is still minorly affected by radiation, he suffers from CIPA, and Vocal Cord Paralysis, but he also has some cool features, like Amber colored eyes and his hair just not following any physics
That coffin shaped device on Soren’s hip can make him invisible, it’s not attached to his body and can be take off whenever he pleases (which isn’t often he’s a paranoid boi)
The badge on his jacket is the symbol of the human space station
Effects of a nuclear fallout in life on earth according to the media
So I have do some research in the internet to know the general opinion of the fictional media of what would happen to all species in earth in the aftermath of a nuclear fallout
Plants: almost all die, sometimes mutate but is very rare
Mammals: Become nightmare fuel, desfigurated and mutated, a little bigger and a lot more stronger and ferocious than before "beware of Smokey the bear and the big bad wolf".
Atropods: Ultra overgrow activated! now they eat everything around them alive or dead becoming "Godzilla food source"
Amphibians: Bigger and scarier "they will eat you whole if they see you"
Fish: They walk on land now! No one is safe!
Reptiles: They have become the alpha massive OP superpredators of the new world "all hail the new kings of earth".
Humans: they are desfigurated strong and brutal but they have a huge hard time hiding in the underground and mines because everyone else in the list is trying to kill them and reptiles destroy the buildings and the hiding places of the poor human mutants in their search of food and nesting grounds.
Wake up at your convenience. If you are so inclined, you may feel it in your bones.
imagine, if you will, dragons
This place is not a place of honor, no highly esteemed deed is commemorated here, nothing valued is here. What is here was dangerous and repulsive to us.
i get jumpscared every time i drive past my old highschool and there's kids there idk why i just assumed once i graduated they shut down the whole place out of respect
me: what? me? i eat radioactive substances for breakfast!
*pops a brazil nut into mouth*
*laughs nervously*
oh yeah life update, i went swimming in possibly radioactive water 2day which is cool. im like, a walking biohazard now or smth ദ്ദി( ᐛ ) you don't like resident evil like i like resident evil!!! (get it.. like.... like resident evil biohazard.... haha)
Drew my next close bestieeeee, I’ve been loving my art a whole lot recently, I ESPECIALLY love how their eye turned out, the snek tongue too
