Green Ham and Eggs
http://www.physorg.com/news9817.html Scientists in Taiwan have successfully bred three pigs which glow fluorescent green in the dark, marking a potential breakthrough for stem cell research, a professor said Thursday. The team from Taiwan, where the world's first genetically engineered fluorescent fish were created in 2003, injected a protein extracted from jelly fish into the nucleus of a pig embryo to breed three male transgenic pigs, said Professor Wu Shinn-Chih, of National Taiwan University's Institute and Department of Animal Science and Technology. It was hoped that the pigs would eventually enable reserachers to trace the development of tissues when stem cells are used to repair damaged organs, Wu said. "Yes, this is really important. It should be helpful in the acceleration of clinical research of human stem cells as it is generally believed that physically pigs are among the animals which are most similar to human beings," he told AFP. "I'm not sure if there are fluorescent green pigs elsewhere in the world, but so far, in the photos available in the field, I have never seen such pigs, whose whole bodies can glow green in the dark," Wu said. "I was shocked when I saw the animals (glowing) the first time." Wu dismissed concerns that the technology could endanger the ecosystem. "There is no need to worry about that because, unlike fish, the confined green pigs have no way to crossbreed with wild species and produce 'Frankenpigs'," he said. Conservationist groups warned of potential serious consequences to the eco-system after Taiwan's Taikong Corp in 2003 became the world's first company to sell transgenic fluorescent fish, which was listed as one of the "coolest inventions" that year by Time magazine. _ Take charge with a pop-up guard built on patented Microsoft® SmartScreen Technology http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines Start enjoying all the benefits of MSN® Premium right now and get the first two months FREE*. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: My Uncles Website
From: Steve Sloan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: My Uncles Website Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 21:09:11 -0600 Robert G. Seeberger wrote: > http://www.wormanizer.com/ > Its..well.its a worm call. > For fishing worms. > No kidding! > And it works Pretty cool. Wonder if it works on Arrakis... ;-) An Arrakisworm! -Me _ Don't just Search. Find! http://search.sympatico.msn.ca/default.aspx The new MSN Search! Check it out! ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
A clone's best friend
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=7101&refer=asia&sid=auCcoOaqyTuY *Stem Cell Researcher Hwang Faked All Human Papers, Panel Says* "Jan. 10 (Bloomberg) -- South Korean scientist Hwang Woo Suk faked both his first and second papers on human stem-cell research, dashing hopes that his work is a breakthrough in treatments for diabetes and Parkinson's disease. Stem cells stored at Seoul National University, DNA fingerprints and photographs submitted to Science magazine for its 2004 paper were found to be fabricated, the university said in a statement after a monthlong investigation. The panel backed Hwang's claim that he cloned the world's first dog. " I would have been crushed if it were all vile damnable lies. ~Maru ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Brin: Scientific American about Asimov
The brazilian version of Scientific American includes an "Asimov Timeline" that is taken from "Foundation's Triumph", the third book of the "Foundation and Robots" Trilogy [:-)]. I saw the magazine, but I did not get it, so I couldn't check if credit was given. Has anyone else seen this, or is it a brazilian only edition? Alberto Monteiro ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Brin: Scientific American about Asimov
I am very interested in this! Thanks Alberto. But then... why not get the issue? It's a great magazine, and then you could copy those pages! hoping you all have had a happy new year. With cordial regards, David Brin www.davidbrin.com --- Alberto Monteiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The brazilian version of Scientific American > includes an "Asimov Timeline" > that is taken from "Foundation's Triumph", the third > book of the > "Foundation and Robots" Trilogy [:-)]. > > I saw the magazine, but I did not get it, so I > couldn't check if credit > was given. > > Has anyone else seen this, or is it a brazilian only > edition? > > Alberto Monteiro > > ___ > http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l > ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Fwd: How Texan Are You?.
OK, I'll answer a few of these. On Sun, 8 Jan 2006, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: [Don't blame me. I'm only forwarding it . . . ] 7) How many cars and/or trucks are parked in your yard? a) 15-20 b) 21-25 c) 26-30 d) beer d 9) Country music is so great because... a) it makes me cry b) it goes good with fried food c) they play it at all our favorite truck stops d) Black people can't dance to it a Of course, that's not exactly a ringing endorsement 12) Complete the sentence: "That ole boy a) is slipperier than snot on a door knob." b) is tougher than prison bacon." c) is uglier than a mud fence." d) is one little fork short of a fondue party" a 13) Women should... a) never clean house unless they're naked b) put gravy on everything c) cost less d) bait their own hook d Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
