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And who said genetic engineering was a bad thing?

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DRB

unemployed bum
Oct 24, 2002
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Watchin' you. Writing it all down.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12034633/

A microscopic worm may be the key to heart-friendly bacon.

Geneticists have mixed DNA from the roundworm C. elegans and pigs to produce swine with significant amounts of omega-3 fatty acids — the kind believed to stave off heart disease.

While boosting Omega-3s doesn’t decrease the fat content in pigs, the fatty acids are also important to brain development and may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and depression. The American Heart Association recommends at least two weekly servings of fish, particularly fatty fish like trout and salmon, which are naturally high in omega-3s.
I wonder if the pigs have gills? or legs for that matter?
 

Westy

the teste
Nov 22, 2002
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On a more serious note I don't think we should fool with mother nature like that. We should re-engineer humans so a diet of bacon, cheese and beer is the healthiest.