clones and bacon

[ekahs retsam]

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/27/h...&en=8009b86a17202439&ei=5094&partner=homepage

"A group of university researchers said yesterday that they had created what sounds like a nutritional holy grail: cloned pigs that make their own omega-3 fatty acids, potentially leading to bacon and pork chops that might help your heart."

 

[Gonz]

We already have too many preservatives, injected hormones, antibiotics, etc in our food supply. Now we're gonna create "healthy" critters to slaughter? Not today thanks.

 

[ekahs retsam]

i bet it wouldn't stop you from eating seedless grapes.

Seedless grapes actually do contain seeds at some point. But a genetic error prevents the seeds from forming hard outer coats like normal seeds do. A piece of a vine or branch is cut off, dipped in rooting hormone and then placed in moist dirt so that roots and leaves form.

 

[Gonz]

I seldomly eat grapes

Not the same however...an error that we take advantage of is hardly genetic re-engineering.

 

[ekahs retsam]

this article I found interestin and close to the same topic.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060327.MEAT27/TPStory/?query=meat+starter+cells

 

[Gonz]

I'm less wary of grown critters than of re-engineered critters. However, I'm really wary of no critter at all meat.