1/13/2006: Fluorescent pigs

Undertoad · 01-13-2006, 09:15 AM

Not one, but TWO lurkers (thanks, gents!) sent this BBC story of Taiwanese scientists who have inserted DNA from jellyfish into pigs, creating...

Glow-in-the-dark pigs.

This is not the first time this has been done. In fact, it's not even the first set of fluorescent pigs featured on IotD. From the story:

Taiwan is not claiming a world first. Others have bred partially fluorescent pigs before; but the researchers insist the three pigs they have produced are better.

They are the only ones that are green from the inside out. Even their heart and internal organs are green, the researchers say.

And this is useful how, exactly? Partly for genetic research, I guess, but mostly because it makes you grin at a Friday IotD. Happy Friday.

01-13-2006, 09:15 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	1/13/2006: Fluorescent pigs Not one, but TWO lurkers (thanks, gents!) sent this BBC story of Taiwanese scientists who have inserted DNA from jellyfish into pigs, creating... Glow-in-the-dark pigs. This is not the first time this has been done. In fact, it's not even the first set of fluorescent pigs featured on IotD. From the story: Taiwan is not claiming a world first. Others have bred partially fluorescent pigs before; but the researchers insist the three pigs they have produced are better. They are the only ones that are green from the inside out. Even their heart and internal organs are green, the researchers say. And this is useful how, exactly? Partly for genetic research, I guess, but mostly because it makes you grin at a Friday IotD. Happy Friday.

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