Enviro Pigs

Fredkc · 02-21-2010, 04:14 PM

Oh wait.... !! "Don't order yet!"

I mean it...

Scientists hope three transgenic pigs will boost stem cell research

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16385433/

BEIJING - Chinese scientists have successfully bred partially green fluorescent pigs which they hope will boost stem cell research, Xinhua news agency said.

A research team at the Northeast Agricultural University in Harbin managed to breed three transgenic pigs by injecting fluorescent green protein into embryonic pigs, Xinhua quoted Professor Liu Zhonghua as saying.

"The mouth, trotters and tongue of the pigs are green under ultraviolet light," said Liu.

Genetic material from jellyfish was injected into the womb of a sow which gave birth to the three pigs 114 days later in Harbin, he said.
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They actually call this kind of thing a "breakthrough". They're so kind to themselves.

And pigs are just the start. They have done similar gene splicing experiments on potatoes!

They mixed in a little genetic material from a deep-ocean fish. End result is a potato that begins to glow in the dark, when it needs watering.

I really don't care if they claim to understand what they're doing. Or even if they actually do. Some things you just don't Futz with... like our food.

Fred

02-21-2010, 04:14 PM	#3
Fredkc Project Avalon Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Riverside, ca. Posts: 898	Re: Enviro Pigs Oh wait.... !! "Don't order yet!" I mean it... Scientists hope three transgenic pigs will boost stem cell research http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16385433/ BEIJING - Chinese scientists have successfully bred partially green fluorescent pigs which they hope will boost stem cell research, Xinhua news agency said. A research team at the Northeast Agricultural University in Harbin managed to breed three transgenic pigs by injecting fluorescent green protein into embryonic pigs, Xinhua quoted Professor Liu Zhonghua as saying. "The mouth, trotters and tongue of the pigs are green under ultraviolet light," said Liu. Genetic material from jellyfish was injected into the womb of a sow which gave birth to the three pigs 114 days later in Harbin, he said. __________________________________________________ ___ They actually call this kind of thing a "breakthrough". They're so kind to themselves. And pigs are just the start. They have done similar gene splicing experiments on potatoes! They mixed in a little genetic material from a deep-ocean fish. End result is a potato that begins to glow in the dark, when it needs watering. I really don't care if they claim to understand what they're doing. Or even if they actually do. Some things you just don't Futz with... like our food. Fred __________________ "Life IS mystical! It's just that we're used to it" Evil cannot be killed. Only redeemed. Chat us up at: Avalon Chat Last edited by Fredkc; 02-21-2010 at 04:36 PM.