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VIDEO: The goats with spider genes added
Genetically modified goats at a farm in the US are being farmed to produce large quantities of spider silk, one of the strongest known substances.
The rise of the 'spider-goats'
Horizon presenter Adam Rutherford looks at the advances in synthetic biology and genetic engineering that have resulted in, among other things, computer-made life forms and cancer assassin cells Freckles looks like a perfectly normal kid. She has bright eyes, a healthy white pelt and gambols happily with Pudding, Sweetie and her five other siblings, exactly as you might imagine young goats do ...
Pygmy goats? You must be joking
IF you thought a goat could never be cute, think again.
Bio-engineered 'bulletproof skin' made of human cells and spider silk revealed in video
Human skin can stop a bullet - with help from genetically modified goats. A Dutch researcher has created a circle of skin mixed with spider silk (made by the goats), which can stop a speeding bullet.
Salt-baked beetroot with goats' cheese
500g mixed beets (try to use a striped variety like candy, a yellow one like golden and a standard beet) 350g coarse sea salt 150g caster sugar 50g freshly grated horseradish 1 teaspoon thyme leaves Zest of an unwaxed orange 2 egg whites A bunch of watercress 200g Childwickbury goats' cheese or other soft goats' cheese or goats' curd 1 tablespoon salted capers, rinsed
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Cases of the Schmallenberg virus in cattle, sheep and goats continue to rise across continental Europe.
Chivas USA goalkeeper Brian Rowe keeps Finland option open
Chivas USA draftee Brian Rowe is keeping his options open. The goalkeeper is doing preseason with the Goats, but could return to Finland where he is wanted by VPS Vaasa. read more
Nepal 'police butcher shop' probe
Officials in Nepal say they are investigating allegations that police officers operated an unofficial butchery service from their station.
Nepal police accused of using station as butcher's
A group of Nepal police officers are being investigated for operating a butcher's shop from their station.
Man's best friend for 30,000 years: Canine skulls discovered in two separate digs reveals historic relationship
Dogs have been a loyal companion to mankind for more than 30,000 years, findings reveal. Scientists believe that two 33,000-year-old skulls unearthed in digs in Siberia and Belgium show dogs were domesticated long before any other animal, such as sheep, cows or goats.