In reply to Jones Beene's message of Fri, 6 May 2005 06:53:39 -0700: Hi, [snip] >Yes... It seems they know how to do more than consume vast amounts >of cheap alcohol at Frat parties in Gainesville .... >http://news.ifas.ufl.edu/story.php?id=963 > >Genetic engineering of a common bacteria ... e coli...
Much and all as I applaud the development, I do wish these people would stop using E. Coli as the base. This little bug frequently flourishes in the human gut, and it's not a good idea to bioengineer them, since we could literally die from the consequences, *when* it ends up there (NOT "if"). Regards, Robin van Spaandonk All SPAM goes in the trash unread.
