The Amazing Spider-Goat!

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The Amazing Spider-Goat!

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This is the kind of scientific story that’s a little “ooh” with some “ew!” mixed in, too: Scientists at Utah State University have cleverly combined goat and spider genes to make a normal-looking strain of goat that happens to be able to produce extra protein in its milk that can be made into spider silk. Check out these Frankengoats by clicking here. —KA

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By heterochromatic, January 19 at 9:10 am Link to this comment

PP—— “do they ......have the desire to fight crime and injustice everyday?”

not only do they want to catch criminals, they also want to fuck them and eat ‘em.

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By Surfboy, January 18 at 6:08 pm Link to this comment

Foly huck!

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By Potent_Placebo, January 18 at 12:31 pm Link to this comment
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Yes. But can the genetically modified goats project web super strength silk threads from behind their hooves? Do they possess super goat strength, have innate spider sense and have the desire to fight crime and injustice everyday?

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