Rare 'goat-sheep' born on Irish farm

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Post by adarshr » Fri, Apr 04, 2014, 6:43 PM UTC

Rare 'goat-sheep' born on Irish farm
bbc.co.uk

Re: Rare 'goat-sheep' born on Irish farm

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Post by Revex » Fri, Apr 04, 2014, 7:48 PM UTC

While I find this fascinating, it does seem a bit curious to post this in a hacker forum. I was half way expecting to read that the farmer had been "bio-hacking" trying to come up with a healthy hybrid.

Re: Rare 'goat-sheep' born on Irish farm

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Post by pmurphyirl » Fri, Apr 04, 2014, 7:49 PM UTC

Revex wrote: post #2

While I find this fascinating, it does seem a bit curious to post this in a hacker forum. I was half way expecting to read that the farmer had been "bio-hacking" trying to come up with a healthy hybrid.

Other than sharing my name with said farmer, I agree a bit curious to post here on HN...

Re: Rare 'goat-sheep' born on Irish farm

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Post by jonsen » Fri, Apr 04, 2014, 7:53 PM UTC

Revex wrote: post #2

While I find this fascinating, it does seem a bit curious to post this in a hacker forum. I was half way expecting to read that the farmer had been "bio-hacking" trying to come up with a healthy hybrid.

You mean expecting a guman?

Re: Rare 'goat-sheep' born on Irish farm

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Post by dpeck » Fri, Apr 04, 2014, 8:02 PM UTC

"Paddy Murphy"

theres no way this is real, right?

Re: Rare 'goat-sheep' born on Irish farm

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Post by mjudge260 » Fri, Apr 04, 2014, 8:07 PM UTC

dpeck wrote: post #5

"Paddy Murphy" theres no way this is real, right?

Leave generic irish names out of this :P ;)

Re: Rare 'goat-sheep' born on Irish farm

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Post by api_or_ipa » Fri, Apr 04, 2014, 8:07 PM UTC

Revex wrote: post #2

While I find this fascinating, it does seem a bit curious to post this in a hacker forum. I was half way expecting to read that the farmer had been "bio-hacking" trying to come up with a healthy hybrid.

"bio-hacking": is this what we call genetic engineering now?

Re: Rare 'goat-sheep' born on Irish farm

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Post by wmil » Fri, Apr 04, 2014, 8:07 PM UTC

Revex wrote: post #2

While I find this fascinating, it does seem a bit curious to post this in a hacker forum. I was half way expecting to read that the farmer had been "bio-hacking" trying to come up with a healthy hybrid.

Actually the team that cloned "Dolly" the sheep in the 90s was making sheep-goat chimeras in the 80s.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheep%E2%80%93goat_chimera

Re: Rare 'goat-sheep' born on Irish farm

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Post by Revex » Fri, Apr 04, 2014, 8:11 PM UTC

api_or_ipa wrote: post #7

Revex wrote: post #2

While I find this fascinating, it does seem a bit curious to post this in a hacker forum. I was half way expecting to read that the farmer had been "bio-hacking" trying to come up with a healthy hybrid.

"bio-hacking": is this what we call genetic engineering now?

Hacking != Engineering

Re: Rare 'goat-sheep' born on Irish farm

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Post by lacero » Fri, Apr 04, 2014, 8:11 PM UTC

I wonder what it tastes like. I love the taste of lamb but cannot stand the taste (and smell!) of goat meat even though it's a delicacy where I'm from.