TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH

British scientists have developed an onion--dubbed the "Supasweet"--that they claim will not cause tears, and is so mild, in fact, that it can be eaten "like an apple." This blog thinks that if the medical community can produce seedless watermelons (how do they reproduce? Water?) and tearless onions, it ought to be able to do something about those pesky little problems of cancer, AIDS and heart disease.