Get this: Taiwanese scientists (I wonder if they are related to Dr. Frankenstein) have bred “fluorescent green pigs”. Researchers hope it will boost their stem cell research. Previously (2003) they bred the world’s first transgenic glowing fish; a big hit with fishlovers. The transgenic pigs, commonly used to study human diseases, would help researchers monitor and trace changes of the tissues during the physical development, researchers said. In neighbouring South Korea, disgraced stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk apologised on Thursday for wrongdoing at his laboratory, but hinted at a conspiracy to discredit him and said he was blinded by the zeal of advancing stem cell studies. An investigation panel at Seoul National University said on Tuesday that a team led by Hwang faked two landmark papers on embryonic stem cells, but did produce the world’s first cloned dog.
I guess we will need to be more carefull next time when we say something will happen “when pigs fly”.