Pigs. Pigs. Pigs. Pigs. Pigs. etc

[DrLeftover]

13 January 2014

Run by a fast-growing company called BGI, this facility has become the world's largest centre for the cloning of pigs.

The technology involved is not particularly novel - but what is new is the application of mass production.

The first shed contains 90 animals in two long rows. They look perfectly normal, as one would expect, but each of them is carrying cloned embryos. Many are clones themselves.

This place produces an astonishing 500 cloned pigs a year: China is exploiting science on an industrial scale.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25576718

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Hope this makes bacon prices go down.

 

[DrLeftover]

in China

 

[Evil Eye]

Very interesting. Thank you.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

in China

Oh, I suppose some of them could use a little fattening up.

 

[Jazzy]

Very interesting article.

 

[Jkage]

Wonder what real side-effects arise from eating them.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Wonder what real side-effects arise from eating them.

Your inside body parts start cloning themselves?

 

[~KAGE-008]

Hope this makes bacon prices go down.

I want 'em!

 

[LegendHidden]

I don't mind them cloning them as long as it doesn't hurt me eating my pork :readytoeat: