Thursday, November 15, 2007
Eduardo Kac
He had a jellyfish gene inserted into the fertilized egg of an albino rabbit, making it glow fluorescent green in the dark.
“GFP Bunny” has raised ethical questions and created international controversy about whether it should be considered art at all. “Transgenic art brings out a debate on important social issues surrounding genetics that are affecting and will affect everyone’s lives decades to come,” Kac is quoted as saying.
I like this idea of working with scientists to look at the world we live in and the immense scientific knowledge we can gain, I find it really interesting.
I watched a program called Animal Farm which was on a few months ago which has genetically modified chickens so that they wouldn't overheat when they are all packed in together. There are also bulls called Belgian Blues which are a result of selective breeding. The cows and bulls with the greatest muscle mass were only allowed to mate with each other to give the maximum amount of meat. I find it very interesting, but am undecided as to whether I agree with it or not.
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