Did you know that today scientists are actually producing mice that tweet like birds, cats that glow in the dark, “monster salmon”, “spider goats”, cow/human hybrids, pig/human hybrids and even mouse/human hybrids?
Genetic Modification Gone Wild
That isn't really a mouse crawling across the floor. It's a pint-sized bear. Boy, what is this world coming to?
10 signs our world may be destinged to resemble a really bad science fiction movie (or a science project gone really bad):
#1 In China, scientists have inserted human genes into the DNA of dairy cow embryos. At this point, approximately 200 hybrid cows have been successfully produced. These cows can produce milk that is virtually identical breast milk. The scientists hope to have huge herds of these cows producing an alternative to human breast milk soon, and they hope to have this “milk” sold in global supermarkets within 3 years.
#2 In Canada, scientists at the University of Guelph in the province of Ontario have produced what they are calling “enviropigs“. These “enviropigs” have had genes from mice spliced into them, and according to the scientists they produce less phosphorous in their poop so they are being touted as environmentally friendly. Authorities in both the U.S. and Canada are evaluating whether or not to allow these “enviropigs” into the food supply.
#3 Scientists in Japan have created a genetically modified mouse that tweets like a bird.
#4 One U.S. corporation can now produce a very muscular “monster salmon”which can grow up to three times as fast as normal salmon do.
#5 Science can now produce cats that glow in the dark. A genetically modified cat created by scientists named Mr. Green Genes was the very first fluorescent cat in the United States. But Mr. Green Genes was not the first “glow in the dark cat” in the world. That honor went to a cat created by a team of scientists in South Korea.
#6 In Japan, scientists have discovered that they can grow rat organs inside of mice. The researchers hope to use the same technology to grow human organs inside of pigs.
#7 But Japan is not the only one doing this kind of research. In Missouri, entitiesthat are part pig and part human are being grown with the goal of providing organs for human transplants.
#8 Scientists at Rockefeller University have injected human genes into mice. These “humanized mice” are being used to study the spread of the hepatitis C virus.
#9 U.S. scientists have discovered that they can actually “grow” new human organs from scratch. The following is a quote from a recent Newsweek article….
It might sound like science fiction, but growing new organs from scratch has already become reality. In addition to bladders, scientists have engineered new skin, bone, cartilage, corneas, windpipes, arteries, and urethras.
#10 Believe it or not, a company in Canada known as Nexia has actually taken goats and has genetically modified them to be part spider. The genetic modification process causes these “spider goats” to produce spider silk protein in their milk. This spider silk protein is collected, purified and spun into incredibly strong fibers. These fibers are apparently more durable than Kevlar, more flexible than nylon, and much stronger than steel.
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Zombie Watch Update - Mutant rabies, flu viruses could lead to havoc
"Here is someone writing on the topic again, however, they are
incorrect and obviously unaware to what has already been accomplished
in the labs with genetic engineering as well as what they are working on
just south of the border from Arizona where a new species jumping
rabies hybrid has developed, in Mexico-where they are making a
Bird Flu vaccine combining a chimera of rabies in influenza virus.
From the live rabies chimera oral bait, a genetically engineered virus
introduced by a drug company selling genetically engineered recombinant
DNA technology in the way of vaccines to our veterinary facilities-
The facts are , the release of a genetically engineered rabies live
virus chimera linked with a pox virus has reverted to virulence in some
cases, individuals (humans have come down with the pox lesions). Luckily
or planned that way, a drug from a drug company developing biological
warfare products was able to “treat” the pox disease that was picked up
from humans handling these live rabies chimera baits.
These are the same infective baits seeded into urban neighborhoods the
day before Halloween on the Cape where children out trick of treating
could very easily have been infected. The public had absolutely no pre
warning the baits were coming on Halloween Eve. I looked into the
reports and the plan to seed the environment was actually for two weeks
later—so why was this done the night before Halloween endangering the
children?
These genetically engineered rabies baits were thrown out of
airplanes here in the US starting in 1995 when the USDA allowed this to
take place without any gene impact studies or environmental impact studies. ...."
Right, imagine being afraid to connect with animals for fear of getting sick. Every year, when the birds migrate, our yard and pastures are FULL of them. The thought of what they leave behind is quite concerning, sometimes so much that I forget to marvel at the beauty in the whole process.