Ewwww they look like alien pig >< Although they claim those green pigs are no different than others except the skin color, I am not going to eat pork made from them -_-;;

KOFgokuon

United States14893 Posts

January 13 2006 00:47 GMT

On January 13 2006 09:43 Bard wrote:
Ewwww they look like alien pig >< Although they claim those green pigs are no different than others except the skin color, I am not going to eat pork made from them -_-;;

Ok i was gonna reply to this without reading the whole article, but then i realized that the entire pig is green including the heart and internal organs and all. So no, I do'nt think I would eat them either, the idea of eating green meat is gross

Red_Dragon

Croatia2862 Posts

January 13 2006 00:49 GMT

I read about it and saw pictures in today`s newspaper. It is lol.
I guess if somebody loses a pig, it will not be problem to find it in dark >_<

Hot_Bid

Braavos36375 Posts

January 13 2006 00:50 GMT

I heard China claimed these pigs were actually theirs. And instead of glowing green, the pigs actually glow red with yellow stars.

[...]Chraej

46 Posts

January 13 2006 00:57 GMT

green eggs and ham anyone?

i believe doctor seuss prophesied this

YunhOLee

Canada2470 Posts

January 13 2006 01:20 GMT

ROFL ! nice it looks like if we are in a war game and we are some kind of aliens seeing thru things in green

x2fst

1272 Posts

January 13 2006 01:21 GMT

Green ham and eggs?

Oh gay theyre just glow in the dark, the only thing that is good for is when they make pets like that...

Jathin

United States3505 Posts

January 13 2006 01:26 GMT

--- Nuked ---

Liquid`Drone

Norway28665 Posts

January 13 2006 01:30 GMT

#10

I don't know how we ever lived without this

Hot_Bid

Braavos36375 Posts

January 13 2006 01:30 GMT

#11

news flash PETA is not conservative

edit: i think you meant conservationist?

x2fst

1272 Posts

January 13 2006 01:34 GMT

#12

On January 13 2006 10:30 Liquid`Drone wrote:
I don't know how we ever lived without this

most of the homo sapiens who ever lived are dead, so we only just survived without this miracle from god that was made possible by god praise god

down with g-o-d

KaasZerg

Netherlands927 Posts

January 13 2006 02:19 GMT

#13

Whats the purpose of making pigs green. Just showing of genetical engineering?

lil.sis

China4650 Posts

January 13 2006 02:26 GMT

#14

pretty cool stuff

it creeped me the hell out though. there's just something odd about making new species that i never quite got used to. well, new species like glowing pigs. i don't find broccoli disturbing at all.

EAGER-beaver

Canada2799 Posts

January 13 2006 03:09 GMT

#15

On January 13 2006 09:50 Hot_Bid wrote:
I heard China claimed these pigs were actually theirs. And instead of glowing green, the pigs actually glow red with yellow stars.

ROFL

unsinnig

United States13 Posts

January 13 2006 03:12 GMT

#16

that's an interesting procedure to go with. imagine hundreds of them running at once. now that would be trippy

maleorderbride

United States2916 Posts

January 13 2006 03:15 GMT

#17

its not a new species. its just got a slight addition to its genetic code. and the purpose is ultimately to fight disease. Pigs immune system is remarkably like ours, its actually more similar than a chimps or apes.

They basically test disease on just single cells of these pigs, or inject pig antibodies and T cells into diseased human cells in an effort to cure these diesases. Since the pigs cells are all green they can see under a microscope exactly what the pig T cell does. By observing these processes, both how the disease fights us and how we fight the disease scientists hope to get some new ideas or understandings. Scientists can already do this, they just normally mark things with a radioactive dye. As far as I can tell this is just to make it a little easier, plus some things cant be marked with radioactive dyes.