1/13/2006: Fluorescent pigs - Page 3

Crimson Ghost · 01-14-2006, 12:09 PM

Glow in the dark pigs.
Now pigfarmers don't need a flashlight to find a date for the weekend.......

Electrophile · 01-14-2006, 07:34 PM

The key thing about these pigs is they make a specific, human inserted, protein in all of their parts. The fact that they're green and photogenic makes it a news story, but the reason that Green Flourescent Protein (GFP) is used in these sorts of experiments is because it's easy to detect; you only have to shine the right light on the pigs. That's a fast and cheap experiment. Furthermore, GFP is also a small and easy to express protein so it's easier to work with.
From a basic research standpoint, no one knows what experiments will pay off in the long run, but having pigs make specific proteins may eventually be useful in organ transplantation from pig to human, or the knowledge may be useful in gene therapy of some sort.

Troubleshooter · 01-14-2006, 08:00 PM

Good point, plus you never know when a transgenic component can turn out to be part of group of genomes that work in concert or are dependent on others.

footfootfoot · 01-15-2006, 11:05 AM

This post was lost in the move.

Uh huh. Okay. What I want to know is do the pig farts fluoresce under UV light? To summarize and paraphrase Electrophile: making pigs glow is easy. When the pig farts glow, then we'll talk.

tw · 01-16-2006, 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

When the pig farts glow, then we'll talk.

Anybody got a match?

footfootfoot · 01-16-2006, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by tw

Anybody got a match?

Self barbequeing pork! Now you're talking my language.

milkfish · 01-17-2006, 10:34 AM

Only a matter of time before they make glowing people. Especially because of the <a href="http://www.bmezine.com/spc/experiences/glow/">complaints associated with the lower-tech version</a>.

LabRat · 01-17-2006, 01:33 PM

Um, some of those people have inner lip tatoos, WTF??? Never heard of those before. Isn't the point of a tatoo so that other people see it? (if you want)

xoxoxoBruce · 01-17-2006, 07:00 PM

That would be the same as having your butt tattooed. The people who get to see it is your choice.

wolf · 01-18-2006, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by LabRat

Um, some of those people have inner lip tatoos, WTF??? Never heard of those before. Isn't the point of a tatoo so that other people see it? (if you want)

They envy racehorses.

I went surfing around that site. That is some seriously weird shit.

Happy Monkey · 01-17-2006, 07:48 PM

I guess it becomes visible if you pout outrageously...

Trilby · 01-25-2006, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

I guess it becomes visible if you pout outrageously...

i know someone who can do that...

milkfish · 01-17-2006, 09:01 PM

Glowing inner lip tattooing is nowhere near as extreme a body modification as <a href="http://www.bmezine.com/pierce/11-surface/uvula1.html">uvula piercing</a>. (Safe for work unless it makes you whimper loudly enough to annoy your cow-orkers.)

Say, what would really be cool would be to have a fluorescent green uvula. Especially if one did not actually have to insert a UV light into one's mouth to see it light up.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-17-2006, 10:25 PM

Why would you want to look in your mouth when you're munching a ........oh.....uvula. Nevermind.

wolf · 01-27-2006, 01:12 PM

Unless they are involved in the international conspiracy against whiteness.

(you knew I was going to say it. you thought it too. I just saved you the time.)

01-14-2006, 12:09 PM	#1
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01-14-2006, 08:00 PM	#3
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	Good point, plus you never know when a transgenic component can turn out to be part of group of genomes that work in concert or are dependent on others. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

01-15-2006, 11:05 AM	#4
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	This post was lost in the move. Uh huh. Okay. What I want to know is do the pig farts fluoresce under UV light? To summarize and paraphrase Electrophile: making pigs glow is easy. When the pig farts glow, then we'll talk. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

01-17-2006, 01:33 PM	#8
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Um, some of those people have inner lip tatoos, WTF??? Never heard of those before. Isn't the point of a tatoo so that other people see it? (if you want) __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

01-17-2006, 07:00 PM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That would be the same as having your butt tattooed. The people who get to see it is your choice. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-14-2006, 07:34 PM	#2
Electrophile Jotter of Notes Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 11	The key thing about these pigs is they make a specific, human inserted, protein in all of their parts. The fact that they're green and photogenic makes it a news story, but the reason that Green Flourescent Protein (GFP) is used in these sorts of experiments is because it's easy to detect; you only have to shine the right light on the pigs. That's a fast and cheap experiment. Furthermore, GFP is also a small and easy to express protein so it's easier to work with. From a basic research standpoint, no one knows what experiments will pay off in the long run, but having pigs make specific proteins may eventually be useful in organ transplantation from pig to human, or the knowledge may be useful in gene therapy of some sort.

01-17-2006, 10:34 AM	#7
milkfish A serene breakdown Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Northern NJ, USA Posts: 266	Only a matter of time before they make glowing people. Especially because of the <a href="http://www.bmezine.com/spc/experiences/glow/">complaints associated with the lower-tech version</a>.

01-17-2006, 07:48 PM	#11
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I guess it becomes visible if you pout outrageously... __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

01-17-2006, 09:01 PM	#13
milkfish A serene breakdown Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Northern NJ, USA Posts: 266	Glowing inner lip tattooing is nowhere near as extreme a body modification as <a href="http://www.bmezine.com/pierce/11-surface/uvula1.html">uvula piercing</a>. (Safe for work unless it makes you whimper loudly enough to annoy your cow-orkers.) Say, what would really be cool would be to have a fluorescent green uvula. Especially if one did not actually have to insert a UV light into one's mouth to see it light up.

01-17-2006, 10:25 PM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Why would you want to look in your mouth when you're munching a ........oh.....uvula. Nevermind. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-27-2006, 01:12 PM	#15
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Unless they are involved in the international conspiracy against whiteness. (you knew I was going to say it. you thought it too. I just saved you the time.) __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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