Monday, March 27, 2006

Can I Get A Veggie Burger with Sprouts on Whole Wheat?


Current mood: queasy
Category:
Life

March 27, 2006 From The New York Times:

Pork That's Good for the Heart May Be Possible With Cloning

By
GINA KOLATA


A group of university researchers said yesterday that they had created what sounds like a nutritional holy grail: cloned pigs that make their own omega-3 fatty acids, potentially leading to bacon and pork chops that might help your heart.
For now, the benefits of the research are theoretical.

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The benefits are especially theoretical for the pigs.



(Deeplip, who doubts that the benefits of supporting the meat industry and endorsing genetically modified foods are theoretical for Ms. Kolata.)