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| Glowing Pig Passes Genes to Piglets |
| 2008-01-09 |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #10 heh.... and the homeless orphans on W's American streets could've warmed their mittenless hands by those glowing reviews /what a wonderful world it could be |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-01-09 21:23 |
| #9 Nah, you did not think it through... she would have glowing reviews. ;-) |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2008-01-09 21:14 |
| #8 just think how this "design", if implemented early enough, could've reduced |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-01-09 21:05 |
| #7 Exactly how many genes do you have to change before you have manufactured a new species? How many matters not as much as where. In general, the genetic library is designed to self repair, or if the changes were too numerous the individual would likely not survive long after birth, or would be sterile. The main issue is to find the corresponding dependencies of cytochrome 16S RNA (which expresses what domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus the organism belongs to) that are buried deep in the DNA chain, on several levels. If you get that, you can change species. Does not mean it would be viable, though. A slightest error, like missing some dependency, would be fatal to the object of your modificaton. And, you are constricted by the 16S itself--it has a preset format and syntax. Glowing pig is still a pig and repoduces as a pig--the consequent degree of glowiness distributed according to Mendelian rules. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2008-01-09 19:41 |
| #6 When I saw the headline, I thought it was about Michael Moore. |
| Posted by: Tibor 2008-01-09 18:15 |
| #5 A Sow to challenge Global Warming = the Sun - Gee, I wonder whom will win? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-01-09 17:45 |
| #4 Compare wid REDDIT SCIENCE > HUMAN BEINGS EVOLVING TOWARD EXTINCTION? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-01-09 17:44 |
| #3 Oh cute, Allah had babies! :)Look at her resting. Is the Kaaba going to let People Magazine for the photos? |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2008-01-09 13:03 |
| #2 Great! That means the glow in the dark flashing Christmas tree is not far off and I will not need to break a neck trying to put bulbs on the damned thing. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2008-01-09 12:01 |
| #1 Things to ponder: Exactly how many genes do you have to change before you have manufactured a new species? and If you implant some condor genes and aerodynamically streamline the animal, will people have to do all the ridiculous things they claimed they never would until...? |
| Posted by: Grumenk Philalzabod0723 2008-01-09 11:53 |
