The Green Genes - Glowing Pigs

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BEIJING - 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, a Chinese university reported.

The glowing piglets' birth proves transgenic pigs are fertile and able to pass on their engineered traits to their offspring, according to Liu Zhonghua, a professor overseeing the breeding program at Northeast Agricultural University.

"Continued development of this technology can be applied to ... the production of special pigs for the production of human organs for transplant," Liu said in a news release posted Tuesday on the university's Web site.

Okay, first of all, feel free to move this thread if it is in the wrong forum. I was confused where to place this. Anyway, I can't believe that the altered pig's offspring weren't infertile. It really makes you think whether they can do this to humans. Not making us glow, but stronger and altered in other ways.