Title: Flourescent Pigs Created In Taiwan Lab
Description: Another GE marvel!
Description: Another GE marvel!
Adolf Chiang - January 18, 2006 08:56 AM (GMT)
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| Researchers Breed Glowing Pigs By The Associated Press posted: 15 January 2006 10:31 am ET TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP)—Pigs may not be able to fly just yet, but at least three of them glow. Taiwanese researchers said Friday they have bred the pigs with a fluorescent material in a move they hope will benefit the island's stem cell research effort. The fluorescent pigs are green from inside out, including their hearts and internal organs, said Wu Shinn-Chih, assistant professor of animal science at the prestigious National Taiwan University. From the outside, the pigs appear to be bathed in a light green tint, particularly their eyes, mouths and knuckles. Wu said the pigs are bred by injecting their embryos with fluorescent green protein taken from jelly fish. Pigs are commonly used to study human diseases, and Wu believes his technique will be useful in helping researchers monitor tissue changes over time. He said fluorescent cells would show up during stem cell treatment of diseased organs, allowing physicians to monitor the healing progress. "This was simply an idea of ours,'' said Wu. "We hope it can help with future stem cell research by cutting down on the time researchers expend.'' Last year, another team of Taiwanese researchers claimed they developed an alternative to laboratory mice for testing new medicines—using fluorescent fish to show the impact of experimental drugs on cancerous tumors. They took a gene that makes jelly fish fluoresce and transplanted it into the livers of zebra fish that were then later implanted with cancer cells for testing. The gene highlighted the cancerous tissue with a special tint, allowing the glowing zebra fish to be used for screening the impact of drugs |
My apologies for not putting this up a few days earlier. C'mon, this thread isn't just for people like Senor.
Hauser - January 18, 2006 09:32 AM (GMT)
That's actually a really interesting idea, in terms of it's usefullness they explained about in terms of medical advances.
Synopsis - January 18, 2006 09:39 AM (GMT)
Oh yeah, chock one up for science.
WHERE IS YOUR GOD NOW!
WHERE IS YOUR GOD NOW!
Dr_Steve - January 18, 2006 09:41 AM (GMT)
Adolf, you should start collecting those pigs since you like fluorescent things so much
TONIC WATER
and you know who else is fluorescent?
JOHN LENNON!!!!!11!!!!ONE!!!!!!
TONIC WATER
and you know who else is fluorescent?
JOHN LENNON!!!!!11!!!!ONE!!!!!!
Adolf Chiang - January 18, 2006 10:24 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Hauser @ Jan 18 2006, 09:32 PM) |
| That's actually a really interesting idea, in terms of it's usefullness they explained about in terms of medical advances. |
I was expecting this thread to get flamed up by all those Greens who are against GE. But looks like false alarm for now...
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| Adolf, you should start collecting those pigs since you like fluorescent things so much |
I have never collected flourescent material or pigs (they smell worse than my garden compost heap).
Dr_Steve - January 18, 2006 11:09 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Adolf Chiang @ Jan 18 2006, 10:24 PM) |
| I have never collected flourescent material |
Dude, you collect tonic water. Tonic water is fluorescent material, therefore you collect fluorescent material. Did you read my whole post? or perhaps you need to take logic 101?
Adolf Chiang - January 18, 2006 08:38 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Dr_Steve @ Jan 18 2006, 11:09 PM) |
| Dude, you collect tonic water. Tonic water is fluorescent material, therefore you collect fluorescent material. Did you read my whole post? or perhaps you need to take logic 101? |
I drink tonic water, that's different to storing it away for years like fine wine.
Dr_Steve - January 19, 2006 12:24 AM (GMT)
that is collecting, you just cycle your collection frequently
maniacnymph - January 19, 2006 12:31 AM (GMT)
A FLOURESCENT PIG!!! I WANT ONE!
Thats really interesting. Congratulations on making a post that actually makes people think, and not want to throttle you Adolf.
My animal rights leftyism is fighting with my inner-save-the-world-ness-ism, but as long as the pigs aint suffering, then thats bloody cool.
Thats really interesting. Congratulations on making a post that actually makes people think, and not want to throttle you Adolf.
My animal rights leftyism is fighting with my inner-save-the-world-ness-ism, but as long as the pigs aint suffering, then thats bloody cool.
Archie McRiff - January 19, 2006 01:28 AM (GMT)
Steve, I think perhaps you mean effervescent (giving off bubbles) as opposed to fluorescent (absorbing energy then giving it off later as light)
Dr_Steve - January 19, 2006 03:18 AM (GMT)
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| Tonic water will glow under a black light, due to the quinine in it. |
Adolf Chiang - January 19, 2006 04:47 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Dr_Steve @ Jan 19 2006, 12:24 PM) |
| that is collecting, you just cycle your collection frequently |
I may drink the tonic but I doubt that such flourescent pork was intended to be edible.
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| Congratulations on making a post that actually makes people think. |
I've always tried to get people thinking, but most of the time they just get pissed off thoughts.