Goats bred to produce spider silk

I still am not sold on messing with Mother Nature, for any reason. I never felt we as humans were resposible enough.JMO

Lord, forgive them, for they know not what they do.

I still am not sold on messing with Mother Nature, for any reason. I never felt we as humans were resposible enough.JMO It's not like we're making a dog mate with a cat. Combining these things can greatly benefit us.

*sings*Spider Goat,Spider Goat.....

It's not like we're making a dog mate with a cat. Combining these things can greatly benefit us. Oh, I agree with the possible benifits, just not the responsibility of the human race.

It's not like we're making a dog mate with a cat. Combining these things can greatly benefit us. Agreed. The problem is we have no idea of what the potential outcomes of gene manipulation could be. Just like exploding the first atomic bomb - they truly didn't know if the atmosphere would become fissionable and ignite as well, yet they set it off anyway. Had it not been self limiting, what then? A handful of people are assuming responsibility for the world, are the checks and balances adequate? After all, where do bioweapons come from - genetic manipulation. It's not what we are trying to do to... [More]

Oh, I agree with the possible benifits, just not the responsibility of the human race. Yep!

The project takes its name from the maximum weight and velocity a Type 1 bulletproof vest can withstand from a .22 calibre Long Rifle bullet. By grafting spider silk between the epidermis and dermis, the skin was able to stop a bullet that was fired at a reduced speed.However, it failed to repel a bullet that was fired at normal speed from a .22 calibre rifle. Read more...

Pretty sure GM food and animals has been going on for hundreds of years with less organized methods. Breeding 2 species of the same cow to give birth to a meatier cow. Or 2 sheep to give birth to a sheep which produces more wool. Or carrots to be orange.

What started as a work of art and science fiction may become a medical miracle that benefits burn patients, aids bone regeneration and one day may even make us bulletproof. Read more...