news.bbc.co.uk— Scientists in Taiwan say they have bred three pigs that glow in the dark. The pigs are transgenic, created by adding genetic material from jellyfish into a normal pig embryo.
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"The researchers say they hope the new, green pigs will mate with ordinary female pigs to create a new generation - much greater numbers of transgenic pigs for use in research."Now, I'm no expert on when pigs tend to make their love to one another, but if it's at night, these freaks don't stand a chance...
"So if, for instance, some of its stem cells are injected into another animal, scientists can track how they develop without the need for a biopsy or invasive test."How can you see its effects on, say a kidney, without a biopsy or invasive test, oh wait, they just add another jellyfish gene to make the injected test animal transparent...
maverick83Jan 12, 2006
WHY?
ghostgumJan 12, 2006
meh... Call me when science creates hens teeth and horse feathers.
pplusJan 12, 2006
"The researchers say they hope the new, green pigs will mate with ordinary female pigs to create a new generation - much greater numbers of transgenic pigs for use in research."Now, I'm no expert on when pigs tend to make their love to one another, but if it's at night, these freaks don't stand a chance...
zeteticJan 12, 2006
"So if, for instance, some of its stem cells are injected into another animal, scientists can track how they develop without the need for a biopsy or invasive test."How can you see its effects on, say a kidney, without a biopsy or invasive test, oh wait, they just add another jellyfish gene to make the injected test animal transparent...
kablamJan 13, 2006
mmmmm....... green weiners
amitrixJan 13, 2006
look at the 'bright' side...we can start walking pigs instead of dogs...and in the dark..or use pigs as light source at night...lol..creativity!
originalgJan 13, 2006
This is fascinating. I wonder if this idea could be ported to bio illumination. Such as an actual living lightbulb.