![]() ![]() Mutation breeding can even make plants more resistant to disease and weather. Mutation breeding leaves no radiation in the plants and can be used to improve crop yield, taste, and size. THE IAEA says over 3,200 mutant crops, trees, and ornamental plants across 210 plant species are commercially available today. Ionizing radiation is a popular method of Mutation Induction used on seeds to manipulate their genes and create mutations. In the real world the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) utilizes Mutation Induction to mimic evolution and quickly produce hereditary changes in plants. Shredder sends hordes of Foot Clan ninjas to steal the last remaining sample of the Ooze so he can mutate animals of his own. A Foot Clan underling brings a mutant dandelion to Master Shredder who immediately realizes the potential in discovering the source of the mutation. A scientist explains that the contamination can be traced back to something buried there 15 years ago and we see giant mutant dandelions growing by the stream. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze starts with ace reporter April O’Neil working a story about ground contamination at the TGRI facility. Wondering who we are?” Splinter replies “The past returns, my son. Donatello steps forward questioning “After all this time. The turtles begin to question him, asking “why do you only show us now, Master Splinter?” The massive rat replies by reassembling the broken pieces revealing a logo reading TGRI. He reveals the pieces of a cylindrical canister of Ooze that transformed the turtles as well as Splinter himself. In the film Master Splinter gathers the turtles on the roof of April O’Neil’s apartment to share their past with them. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze is streaming now on Netflix and tells this origin story wonderfully, even diving into the other possible outcomes for genetic manipulation with the secretive Ooze. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 1984 cover by Kevin Eastman ![]() Four baby turtles and one old rat were similarly bathed in radioactive chemicals and their mutations began. Matt Murdock lost his sight but gained the 360degree radar sense that would make him Daredevil in an accident with a truck carrying radioactive chemicals. ![]() Daredevil’s origin was the biggest borrow however. The evil ‘Foot Clan,’ the army of ninja the turtles endlessly battle is borrowed from Daredevil’s dark and enigmatic enemies ‘The Hand.’ Master Splinter, the rat-turned-martial artist who raised and trained them, is a play on Daredevil’s blind ninja mentor, Stick. They were much more inspired by the work Frank Miller was doing in his Daredevil comics. It’s true, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles began life in a gritty violent version of New York City. The first TMNT drawings by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird In fact the turtles of today are dramatically different from their early comics. When Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird created the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 1984 they couldn’t possibly have imagined the incoming cultural explosion they had on their hands.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |