Canadian dentist Dr Michael Zuk raised some eyebrows this week with the claim that he’s planning to try and clone John Lennon… using DNA from one of the musician’s rotten teeth. Zuk bought the tooth back in 2011 for over €23,000, and he is hopeful that scientists will be able to use the partially intact tooth to fully sequence Lennon’s DNA.
As reported by US website The Examiner, Zuk pondered “if scientists think they can clone mammoths, then John Lennon could be next ... To potentially say I had a small part in bringing back one of rock's greatest stars would be mind-blowing.”
The subject got the Breakfast team talking this morning. Here's Shane chatting about the story with Barry Devlin:
Being Friday, the issued a lighthearted challenge to listeners: send in their best Beatles / dentistry puns. You all delivered. Here’s some of the suggestions so far:
- Plaque in the USSR
- Loose Teeth in the Sky With Diamonds
- Love Me Chew
- Love Love me Food
- Happiness is a Warm Gum
- Tip of my Anaesthetised Tongue
- Twist and Shout (Dentist Chair Remix)
@Newstalkfm Teeth Leaving Holes. You're Gonna Lose that Tooth. You've Got to Hide Your Gums Away. Get Plaque. Yer Whites (Boooo)
— Buck McCoy (@anothergirl157) August 23, 2013
@Newstalkfm yesdecay
— tommy moyles (@taselyom) August 23, 2013
@Newstalkfm The Long & Winding Root; Plaque Back;
— Aoife Somers (@aoifesomers) August 23, 2013
Post your own word plays below, and we'll update this post with the best.
