From: Dickey, Michael F (michael_f_dickey@groton.pfizer.com)
Date: Tue May 21 2002 - 13:22:53 MDT
Now if they could just grow the chickens without heads, removing the costly,
inneficient, and inhumane process of raising and slaughtering the animals,
then we would all be better off. More abudant, less expensive food, and
animal rights activists wont have much to complain about (let alone kill
politicians over) if meat is grown in nutrient rich vats, after all, they
would only be eating cells then...
Of course, itll be labeled as 'playing god' 'unnatural' 'frankenmeat' or
whatever else, which will delay the process further and cause more
unessacary suffering of animals and people.
Michael Dickey
-----Original Message-----
From: Edmund Grech [mailto:edmund@arclightentertainment.co.uk]
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 1:02 PM
To: extropians@extropy.org
Subject: Featherless Chickens
I've just seen on the news that an Isreali Scientist has genetically
engineered a chicken without any feathers; its slated to cause a storm in
the poultry business. As you an expect the Anti-GM folk are hopping mad. The
chickens look just like an oven ready bird but walking around still with its
head attached; it actually quite freaky. It certainly illustrates the speed
with which we are gaining understanding of genetics; I only hope nothing
turns out to be wrong with the birds or this could prove another costly blow
in the public forum for GM products.
There is a video link from here to the story in the middle right.
Edmund
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