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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Asner's eyebrows, a geneticist would have the tools necessary to fertilize the embryo of a child with specific kinds of comedic potential. Though testing so far has only been done on pigs--not a legitimate gauge, since it is hard to distinguish their laugh from an oink-snort--results are promising. Some studios and networks are toying with the idea of "development nurseries" that would venture to create the optimal candidates for sitcom stardom through gene manipulation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Will Make Us Laugh? | 2/21/2000 | See Source »

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