Maybe it’s a good thing that goats are being genetically modified to produce a battlefield antidote for nerve gas. However, as Pluto is set to enter Capricorn—the sign of the mountain goat—early next year, the conflation of goats and nerve gas is a bit unnerving. This article appeared in the BBC online: “Nerve Gas Antidote Made by Goats.”
According to the article,
Scientists have genetically modified goats to make a drug in their milk that protects against deadly nerve agents such as sarin and VX....The US Department of Defense is funding the development effort by biotech firm PharmAthene to the tune of $213m (£105m). It regards the drug as a promising way to protect its troops against exposure to nerve agents on the battlefield. [The antidote] could also be stockpiled for use in the event of a terrorist attack on a city with chemical weapons.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
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total pain to read this. I wanna scream, "HEY! MISTER! LEAVE THOSE GOATS ALONE!!"
Yeah, like in Pink Floyd's The Wall--"Hey, teacha, leave them kids alone!"
Yep, that's the tune! :-)
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