Viperized
20-09-2011, 14:00
Indeed this is a very old article, but I wonder, how many of you were aware that scientists have been splicing and recombining animal genes to create genetic hybrids?
http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/science_nation/spidersilk.jsp
Researchers from the University of Wyoming have developed a way to incorporate spiders' silk-spinning genes into goats, allowing the researchers to harvest the silk protein from the goats’ milk for a variety of applications. For instance, due to its strength and elasticity, spider silk fiber could have several medical uses, such as for making artificial ligaments and tendons, for eye sutures, and for jaw repair. The silk could also have applications in bulletproof vests and improved car airbags.
So now they have managed to do this in goats - how do you feel this will bode for us humans?
I for one would like to witness a human with eagle wings.
Or perhaps this could be the start of a real life Spiderman. Human with the silk gene!
http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/science_nation/spidersilk.jsp
Researchers from the University of Wyoming have developed a way to incorporate spiders' silk-spinning genes into goats, allowing the researchers to harvest the silk protein from the goats’ milk for a variety of applications. For instance, due to its strength and elasticity, spider silk fiber could have several medical uses, such as for making artificial ligaments and tendons, for eye sutures, and for jaw repair. The silk could also have applications in bulletproof vests and improved car airbags.
So now they have managed to do this in goats - how do you feel this will bode for us humans?
I for one would like to witness a human with eagle wings.
Or perhaps this could be the start of a real life Spiderman. Human with the silk gene!