you did what?
Taiwan breeds green-glowing pigs
By Chris Hogg
BBC News, Hong Kong
1/12/2006
Pigs that glow green at night when a blue light is shone on them.
Pigs that are created by injecting jellyfish genes into embryos and then implanting them into sows.
265 pig embryos were implanted in eight different sows - and only 3 male piglets were born.
They are hoping the pigs will breed more glowing green piglets by mating with normal pigs.
They want the glowing green pigs for genetic research 'casue it's easier to find the glowing green genes injected into OTHER animals.
Many jellyfish are poisonous...deadly in fact.
Which jellyfish did they use? How many artificially inseminated embryos usually survive (without the genetic manipulation)? Does this affect the eating habits or water based needs or skin texture or personality of the pigs?
When do they start injecting human embryos with jellyfish genes? We could have an entirely new (and man-made) race just as green and glowing as any fantasy novel fairy. perhaps they'll even find a way to create pointy ears.
I guess this is proof that human beings (scientists included) like to think of themselves as having god-like powers. The ability to create new and fascinating beings...beings which they will (of course) be able to control.
Silly, silly, human.
By Chris Hogg
BBC News, Hong Kong
1/12/2006
Pigs that glow green at night when a blue light is shone on them.
Pigs that are created by injecting jellyfish genes into embryos and then implanting them into sows.
265 pig embryos were implanted in eight different sows - and only 3 male piglets were born.
They are hoping the pigs will breed more glowing green piglets by mating with normal pigs.
They want the glowing green pigs for genetic research 'casue it's easier to find the glowing green genes injected into OTHER animals.
Many jellyfish are poisonous...deadly in fact.
Which jellyfish did they use? How many artificially inseminated embryos usually survive (without the genetic manipulation)? Does this affect the eating habits or water based needs or skin texture or personality of the pigs?
When do they start injecting human embryos with jellyfish genes? We could have an entirely new (and man-made) race just as green and glowing as any fantasy novel fairy. perhaps they'll even find a way to create pointy ears.
I guess this is proof that human beings (scientists included) like to think of themselves as having god-like powers. The ability to create new and fascinating beings...beings which they will (of course) be able to control.
Silly, silly, human.
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