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from the swine-version-of-the-universe-championships dept.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals claims that Cambodian farmers are breeding "double-muscled" pigs. "Double-muscled" refers to a mutation in the myostatin gene (MSTN) which normally keeps muscle growth in check. Disruption of MSTN can lead to the abnormal proliferation of muscle cells in an organism:
Mutant pigs bred to grow to an enormous size just to be slaughtered and eaten? No, we aren't talking about the plot of the eye-opening Netflix sensation Okja—rather, this is the very real horror that seems to be unfolding on a Cambodian farm, where genetically altered pigs are being bred to develop heaping knots of muscle mass. Disturbing video footage and images captured on the farm have exploded around the web, sparking discussions about the many ways that animals suffer and are abused when they're treated as nothing more than "food."
[...] When South Korean and Chinese scientists created 32 double-muscled piglets in 2015, according to reports, only one was considered even marginally healthy. But pigs suffer even without this "Frankenscience"—on typical pig farms, their tails are cut off, their sensitive teeth are ground down, and the males are castrated, all without so much as an aspirin. Then, even though we have a wealth of nutritious plant-based foods to eat, these intelligent, playful, sociable animals' throats are slit and their bodies are turned into pork chops or sausages.
Breeders have exploited natural double-muscling, which occurs in Belgian Blue cattle, to create behemoth animals who suffer from a slew of health problems—just to yield slightly larger profits.
[Note: On Google News, only corroborating sources seem to be British tabloids right now]
Previously: "Double-Muscled" Pigs Created Using Simple Gene Modification
Scientists Create Extra-Muscular Beagles
(Score: 0, Offtopic) by anubi on Tuesday October 03 2017, @06:53AM (1 child)
The concept of land ownership is all over the Bible... Old Testament is full of it.
It seemed transfer of ownership was most readily performed by "smiting with the sword".
Thanks for the link, Original... There are a lot of places historian's accounts differ. I think its all the meme about "He who controls the past controls the future" and those in control have been known to edit the records of the past. I will not pick bones with anyone on the concept of which is more historically accurate - I have no way of knowing - all I can do is thank them for introducing another set of independently arrived-at research. I give more credence to historians than to leadership types - as leadership types ( political or religious ) have a dog in the fight and are apt to tamper with the evidence.
Oh yes, there are a *LOT* of howlers in the Bible. If one listens to preachers, it seems all about faith, giving, tithes, and hell and brimstone for those who resist. There is a helluva lot more in there than that.
Look at Luke 16 versus 1-9 [google.com], otherwise known as "the parable of the shrewd manager". Talk about screwing your boss!
I see the Bible more as a book about ethics and the human condition than exact history. Many people believed to be inspired by God wrote this thing. However, its also been finely cherry-picked by the Church as to what is to be included and what's not.
Fun Fact... Balaam had a talking ass! [google.com]
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." [KJV: I Thessalonians 5:21]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 03 2017, @07:26AM
I hadn't heard that one.
It's right up my alley. 8-)
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