"oink" news and stories

You've probably heard the story of the 11 year-old boy who killed a 10 foot, 1000 pound pig. It's been causing a stir in blogland.

Take a look at the official site. The picture of the kid leaning on the pig doesn't quite look right. What's that under his left elbow, his knee? If it's his knee, then he must be further back or on top of something. And the picture on the far right, of the four guys standing behind it. It doesn't look right at all. The pig looks a lot smaller. It's still a big pig, of course (though was it wild?). People are wondering.

Scientists in Taiwan have bred, through transgenic engineering, three glowing pigs. Not only do these pigs glow, they glow green due to jellyfish DNA inserted into the pigs' embryos. Other labs have produced partially green pigs, but these are the first completely colored ones, with everything from green organs to green-tinged eyes and skin. Scientists intend to use green pigs such as these for research purposes, because genetic material taken from them will be easy to spot, due to its color, in ordinary pigs.

Admittedly, these pigs are not currently intended for eating, but suddely "green eggs and ham" seems like more of a possibility, doesn't it?

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