Wednesday, January 9, 2008

disco organs

Do you want a liver transplant?
Will the organ come from a flourescent glowing Chinese pig?
I'm sorry, no.
Then I don't want it.

Oh wait! ... in the news today: A cloned pig whose genes were altered to make it glow fluorescent green has passed on the trait to its young, a development that could lead to the future breeding of pigs for human transplant organs. Yes. great. You can have a liver from a glowing green pig from Beijing after all. We have all the glowing green pigs you'll ever need. They don't sleep too well but they'll have a short life anyway. Then..maybe also you can pass this trait onto your kids so they won't be so hard to find after nightfall.

The future finally has arrived.
Oink!

4 comments:

Laura Hohlwein said...

there's more:

South Korean scientists cloned cats that glow red when exposed to ultraviolet rays.

guess we're working on a glowing blue donkey...
hope it's ready soon before we get left in the dark (ages).

Bicycle!Bicycle! said...

Thank you. I would have missed those stories if not for you.

Laura Hohlwein said...

feeling peaceful.

...thanks.

(and thanks for letting me snoop).

om.....

Bicycle!Bicycle! said...

If that was snooping, you've got a lot to learn. But I shall never give up my secrets.

Your voice is alluring. Teach like you realize it.