A fascinating article: Synthetic biology and the rise of the 'spider-goats'
Spider-goats are goats that have spider DNA spliced into them. Their milk contains spider silk, which can be used to repair ligaments in humans.
eta: No word on what a spider-goat tastes like.
Happy Birthday, Msbelle!
I have already gone to goodwill and run several errands, and now I am going to do nothing except maybe sleep until lunchtime. After lunch, I hope to do All The Things, or at least enough of them to get by.
Happy birthday msbelle!
I have done a bunch of chores - including running the washer cord in the house so the laundry lad will finish. I have no idea what tripped the circut in the garage -aI will deal with that after brunch
which is next .
Happy birthday both Nicest and Most Adorablest!
Check it out: Legend of Korra butt-kicking!
Aside from the fact that she's got a bit of a Wonder Woman by way of Buffy vibe, the world looks all gangsterish-yet-Cowboy Bebop. I'm filled with geeker joy.
Happy Birthday msbelle!
I now have "Spidergoat, Spidergoat, does whatever a Spidergoat can" stuck in my head.
I'm reading blogs - check out the pictures of lambs racing and playing.
Msbelle rocks. ND helped me clean out the terrifying fridge, so that's a huge hurdle down.
Happy birthday, msbelle!
On the one hand, I think the idea of goats that have spider silk in their milk is very cool, and yay science. On the other hand, the phobic part of my brain is saying
THIS WILL END BADLY, GIVE ME A FLAMETHROWER NOW.