Last week, researchers at the South China Agricultural University announced they had successfully engineered ten piglets that glow green under black light.
Using a technique pioneered by the University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Medicine, the researchers were able to isolate a fluorescent protein in jellyfish DNA and inject it into pig embryos.
It is hoped that this technology will allow for the production of beneficial genes into larger animals, in order to create less costly and more efficient medicines.
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A freight train carrying crude oil hit crashed in to a derailed grain hauling train causing a 100 foot explosion North Dakota, USA, American broadcast network NBC News has reported.
Cecily Fong, a public information officer with North Dakota Emergency Services told reporters that the train carrying grain was approximately 111 cars long and that crews were able to get the unaffected cars separated from the burning wreckage and moved out of the way.
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Canada's grain industry leader Viterra Inc., recently announced that it has reached an agreement to purchase certain assets of Lethbridge Inland Terminal Ltd., based in Alberta.
The purchase includes a high throughput grain elevator with a capacity of 42,000 metric tonnes.
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