Half plant half animal, slug with photosynthesis ability(msnbc.msn.com)

3 pointsby amihvor 17 Jahren1 comments

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Half plant half animal, slug with photosynthesis ability

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34824610/ns/technology_and_science-science/?GT1=43001

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jacquesmvor 17 Jahren

"The researchers used a radioactive tracer to be sure that the slugs are actually producing the chlorophyll themselves, as opposed to just stealing the ready-made pigment from algae. In fact, the slugs incorporate the genetic material so well, they pass it on to further generations of slugs."

That is simply mind blowing. So essentially the case is made that DNA that you eat ends up in your genetic lineage ?!

That means that there might be serious repercussions from ingesting genetic material.

I find that in some way bigger news than the slug that does photosynthesis, mind boggling as it is.