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What the H*LL are Al Gore and Neil Degrasse talking about here? What are Spider Goats?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-climate-reality-project-/al-gore--neil-degrasse-ty_b_9720298.html

Posted - July 31, 2016
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  • 7939

    Freaky stuff. I didn't watch the video, but I assume they're talking about the goats that got a dose of spider DNA. Their milk contains web components that are one of the strongest materials around. There was some talk a while back about how it could be made into bulletproof vests and stuff and be stronger than anything we have right now.

    Here's an article: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-16554357

    I haven't heard any updates on the "technology" in years, so I have no idea if they made any developments with it.

      July 31, 2016 5:57 PM MDT
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  • 46117

    I find the Frankensteinian concept of the whole thing just deplorable.  I don't trust people to know what is in store for them by altering life forms like this. 

      July 31, 2016 6:13 PM MDT
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  • 3934

    WikiPedia indicates the original developers were unable to produce the spider-goat silk profitably, but other researchers are still trying to make the idea work.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioSteel

    Now, if someone can exploit goats' anti-gravity properties, we'll be all set...;-D...

      July 31, 2016 6:16 PM MDT
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