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Genetically Engineering Sheep for Larger, Stronger Hindquarters
baldingbobo writes "Duke and Agriculture department scientists are reporting that they have discovered an elusive, mutated gene that causes certain sheep to have unusually big and muscular bottoms. The discovery is especially exciting, said the researchers, because the unusual gene has evaded all the traditional means of detection for nearly a decade. They've been searching for this advance for nearly a decade.There are photos available as well."
Ummm.... Yeah......
Let's just say it took me a while to realize that there might be an economic motivation behind this research...
Under capitalism man exploits man. Under communism it's the other way around.
Thanks!
The Management
Baby Got Ba-a-a-a-ack?
but what im wondering, is if there are any drawbacks.
namely: possible cancer
any other ideas?
Better ban genetically enhanced athletes now before the olympic sprints start looking like a roadrunner cartoon...
Cuchullain
"If sharing a thing in no way diminishes it, it is not rightly owned if it is not shared." -St. Augustine
sort of like engineering people to be fatter... oh wait, that's a work in progress...
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I nominate this article for gratuitous goatse.cx bait of the year.
illegitimii non ingravare
I hope they start distributing this to white girls.
Karma: Good (despite my invention of the Karma: sig)
Call me when they find the hidden gene that separates homo sapiens from homo billybobiens.
Jesus saves....And takes 1/2 damage.
How does that kilt joke go?
Norris/Palin 2012
Fact: We deserve leaders who can kick your ass and field dress your carcass.
Damn it! When will the farmers and sheep realize that the body images presented to them by Hollywood are unrealistic and stop trying to force the sheep to attain some fake "perfection"? Those sheep on the cover of PlayBaa are not realistic and only make up .0001% of the population.
*Psychiatrists take note: Body image disorder groups for sheep will be the hot topic in a few years.
GIANT SHEEP ASSES.
Though goatse.cx thread down below is actually funny *and* ontopic for once.
Nope, no sig
for farmers to have sex with sheep?
Big-Bottomed sheep, ya sey?
That's dead sexxxyyyyyy!
This is the first story ever where the trolling is virtually indistinguishable from the plethora of +1 Funny kharma whores. 10 points to whomever can come up with a post worthy of +1 Insightful.
-Sean
I wish I could say something insightful, but the peer-reviewed data on this won't be publically available until 5 October (according to the journal where it will be published, Genome Research). Trying to interpret what this actually means from a press release is futile.
It also occurs to me that if one was drowning, yelling "Help! I'm drowning and I lost my bikini top" would probably be m
Q: Why do Scotsmen wear kilts?
A: Because sheep can hear a zipper from a mile away.
Q: Why do Englishmen wear pants?
A: Because goats are deaf.
Tim
Omnia vestra castrorum habetur nobis.
Sorry... so easy... couldn't resist..*guffaw*
I don't know what that reason is, and never will because it doesn't work like that.
Killing for food carries a moral price that I'm not prepared to pay.
Killing for food doesn't only kill the food.
I'd rather not consume the rotting corpses of the dead thanks.
YMMV
There are places where the networks are not touching,and there are places where they are-Boeing's Lori Gunter
The article notes that sheep with the gene convert their food into meat 30% more efficiently than normal sheep. Are there any other slashdotters breaking out the mint jelly and dreaming of more & cheaper lamb for their dining pleasure?
It's easy to make up & spread cool- and credible-sounding stuff. Finding & checking hard facts is hard work.
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Monkeys with four asses
Woman with two asses
And, finally,
God with two asses
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"This is the first time in animals where a mutation has been found that leads to the identification of a new gene, rather than analyzing a known gene to find its mutation," said Jirtle. "As scientists, we are missing many genes and their mutations by using the traditional approach of linkage analysis to locate and analyze candidate genes."
This new technique could lead to lots of new discoveries, it seems...
Does this mean that I too can have an unusually big and muscular bottom?
I should have picked out the nickname Demosthenes!Tecumseh.
Baby got baaack.
Will these genetically engineered frankensheep still be a good lay for lonely farmers, and fraternity pledges? If not, they can still get goats.
How ya like dat?
Isn't this to protect the sheep from Scotsmen? I think your average scot might be a little less randy if he knew mr. sheep had a muscular butt capable of tearing off what's under the kilt.
If this whole article isn't a perfect straight line, I don't know what is.
We've got the scottish jokes, the 'black-girl's-butts' jokes, the goatsex-guy jokes, and who know's what else looming in the wings.
I actually pitty the poor lonely scottsman that first makes a pass at one of these things. I'm guessing they kick HARD! Probably jump relatively well too.
Fooz Meister
The bacteria most commonly found (about 40,000 cases annually [in the UK]) are called Campylobacter. These may be present in unpasteurised milk or raw poultry. Birds pecking the tops of milk bottles may infect the milk on the doorstep but in most cases the contaminated food is not identified.
Salmonella is the next most commonly found group of bacteria (about 30,000 per annum). They may be present in raw meat, poultry and occasionally eggs. For the remainder, Staphylococcus Aureus, Clostridium Perfringens and Bacillus Cereus produce toxins or poisons in food which may result in severe vomiting. C. Perfringens is usually associated with meat and B. Cereus with rice.
Some variants of normal intestinal bacteria are a cause of food poisoning. A particularly severe type is caused by E. Coli 0157. It is present in some cattle and may contaminate raw meat. It can cause bloody diarrhoea and kidney failure, particularly in the elderly, but is only rarely a cause of food poisoning.
There are places where the networks are not touching,and there are places where they are-Boeing's Lori Gunter
so what you're saying is that what doesn't kill you will only make you stronger, right? ;-)
why is it that almost *every* vegan or vegetarian that i've ever known has had significantly more health problems than omnivorous(sp) humans? i've only known one vegan who was actually healthy. He'd taken martial arts his whole life, plus he took supplements and worked out in the gym 4 days a week. personally i've had more digestive problems eating vegetarian(tofu) stuff than i ever have had with meat. i've even accidentally eaten raw chicken, spoiled milk, and i eat every burger/steak rare. i eat hamburger helper at least twice a week by myself.
don't get me wrong, i'm not saying that we should go out and kill every delicious animal out there. personally i probably wouldn't eat as much meat as i do if i had to personally kill and watch every animal die. if i had my way, i would just pump billions of dollars into stem cell research until we have the technology to grow meat in a test tube... or meat on a stick... mmmm... meat on a stick...
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come on!!! only one goatse link? wtf?!?
how about posting some "Creative Goatse Links"?
check this out: http://www.microsoft.com [microsoft.com]
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this one is my favorite though... good ol' google:
google
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Yes, meat is one of the most addictive drugs of all.
I can't deny that the taste and texture of meat is a moutwatering delight but that's not enough for me.
I do wonder how biased the facts are.
Take a look around. How many millions of dollars is spent promoting the sale of meat & dairy compared to the few loonies who say 'er, excuse me that might nto be the best idea'.
In our schools it was made a legal requirement that children get half a pint of milk a day provided by the state. A policy that might have directly put me in hospital. [I don't know which milk made me ill of course].
"Milk is good for you".
How many people can you find that would say that and yet *never* have even looked into the subject themselves because they trust the government.
Do you trust the government to be unbiased?
I can find you a ream of quotes from respected physicians and other top notch scientists on the negative effects of milk & dairy & vivisection. In the end it comes down to who's bias you want to go with.
Eevn if you end up saying that 'well the truth must lie somewhere in the middle' then that raises two points :
1. If the antis gave up speaking then the middle shifts. We try and back up our arguments with science and the voices of scientists because we are constsntly faced with the lie that emotions are no basis for making decisions about the suffering of others.
2. Does a neutral stance justify the factory farming of dairy cows [and other 'food animals']? It is a barbaric exploitative industry.
There are places where the networks are not touching,and there are places where they are-Boeing's Lori Gunter
I've been vegan for 11 years.
My only health problem is crohns disease.
A disease linked to the consumption of milk.
The UK health dept. suggests that the nation cust down on its meat intake. Our popluation is regarded to have been at it's healthiest during and just after World War two when rationing was imposed and meat and dairy was in short supply.
mmmm, meat on a stick, now that would rule.
There are places where the networks are not touching,and there are places where they are-Boeing's Lori Gunter
Because everything that ever happened and ever will happen is natural.
Do we, as civilised poeple, need to deliberately cause such pain and suffering to our fellow creatures?
Many plants have evolved such that being eaten in part or whole is part of their reproduction.
I choose not to limit myself.
In doing so you limit others.
There are places where the networks are not touching,and there are places where they are-Boeing's Lori Gunter
the sound of a million New Zealanders rejoicing?
find it vaguely disturbing that this gene is named after Aphrodite, goddess of sexuality?
If my enemy's enemy is my friend, what happens if my enemy is his own worst enemy?
"I've created a sheep with *three* asses".
My God, it's Full of Source!
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This is silly, I've known for years that some sheep have bigger rectums than others.
Do these genes make my butt look big?