Cleaner pig poop could reduce bacon's environmental burden

[rangerrebew]

Cleaner pig poop could reduce bacon's environmental burden

Genetically modified pigs produce fewer dangerous pollutants.
By Marlene Cimons Nexus Media Yesterday at 2:30pm
 

Pigs can't naturally digest nitrogen, a dangerous climate pollutant.

 

Scientists have been tinkering with the genes of plants and animals for years to cure diseases, make fruits and vegetables heartier or tastier, produce crops that are resistant to pests, drought, and other scourges, or prompt fish to grow faster.

In recent years, however, thanks in part to the ravages of climate change, some researchers who manipulate genes have assumed a new focus: saving the planet. Among other things, they are making grass more palatable for cows and designing climate-friendly cattle that expel less heat-trapping methane. And now they have turned to pigs.

https://www.popsci.com/clean-pig-poop

[rangerrebew]

PIG POOP!  Somehow that seems appropriate for climate alarmists to worry about.

[WingNot]

thanks in part to the ravages of climate change,

Seriously?  These people are psychotic.

[thackney]

Pigs can’t make three important enzymes they need to digest the nitrogen and phosphorus in their feed. So they poop most of it out, which ends up polluting the air and water.

Do these idiots realize the atmosphere is 78% Nitrogen.  It isn't a pollutant to air; it IS air.

[jpsb]

Pigs can't naturally digest nitrogen, a dangerous climate pollutant.

LOL, just like CO2. That have these idiots got against plants? Nitrogen and CO2 are both plant food.

[driftdiver]

I believe this pig is the result of some of their experimentation.    Maybe    /s



Here's another crossed with a spider

[Sanguine]

Do these idiots realize the atmosphere is 78% Nitrogen.  It isn't a pollutant to air; it IS air.

You beat me to it.  This is idiocy.

[WingNot]

Sad to see PopSci has gone to crap since the Swedes bought them from Time.