the goat that married a man, is dead - long live the goat.

[completerookie]

it wasn't that long ago that I had the pleasure to bring to the forums attention the wonderful news that a Sudenese man had married a goat.

well, I have some very, very, very sad news,

The goat (Rosie) has died - apparantly choking on a plastic bag.

the story goes on to say that it was one of the BBC's most read stories claiming "Recently it got more than 100,000 page views for five successive days" - well, eat your heart out BBC, I'm convinced that more people read the actinic forum than ever visits the BBC.

I can do no more than to raise my glass to "The Goat" and may I ask that other readers raise theirs.

The Goat - Long live the goat

I will of course, be moving amongst the forum with my sunday best cloth cap out asking for donations, there are many kids out their that will clearly need your support. so please, prepare to dip your hands deep into those pockets.
You know Actinic has made millionaires out of most of us and "Give generously"

and I say once again "The Goat - Long live the goat"

[leehack]

apparantly choking on a plastic bag.

So far from getting him embarassed, he has embraced the goat and taught it S&M? Was it found with with an orange in it's mouth also?

Do you think he will be the only one to eat the goat? I bet he's down the pawnbrokers in the morning, cashing in on the ring, must have cost a fortune.

Thanks for the update, freaky goat story follower.

[chris ashdown]

GM goat spins web based future



Modified goat milk will contain web protein

A goat that produces spider's web protein is about to revolutionise the materials industry.
Stronger and more flexible than steel, spider silk offers a lightweight alternative to carbon fibre.

Up to now it has been impossible to produce "spider fibre" on a commercial scale. Unlike silk worms, spiders are too anti-social to farm successfully.

Now a Canadian company claims to be on the verge of producing unlimited quantities of spider silk - in goat's milk.

Using techniques similar to those used to produce Dolly the sheep, scientists at Nexia Biotechnologies in Quebec have bred goats with spider genes.

New kids on the block



Webster and Pete - first of many

Called Webster and Pete, the world's first "web kids" cannot dangle from the ceiling, nor do they have a taste for flies.

In fact they look like any other goat. But when they mate, it is hoped they will sire nanny goats that produce milk that contains the spider silk protein.

This "silk milk" will be used to produce a web-like material called Biosteel.

Naturally occurring spider silk is widely recognised as the strongest, toughest fibre known to man.



Spider's web is lighter and stronger than steel

Its tensile strength is greater than steel and it is 25 percent lighter than synthetic, petroleum-based polymers.

These qualities will allow BioSteel to be used in applications where strength and lightness are essential, such as aircraft, racing vehicles and bullet-proof clothing.

Kind to humans

Another advantage of spider silk is that it is compatible with the human body.

That means BioSteel could be used for strong, tough artificial tendons, ligaments and limbs.

The new material could also be used to help tissue repair, wound healing and to create super-thin, biodegradable sutures for eye- or neurosurgery.

"The medical need for super-strong, flexible and biodegradable materials is large," said Costas Karatzas, Nexia's Vice President of Research and Development.

"This breakthrough in goat nuclear transfer technology will move our BioSteel program into the clinical testing phases earlier than by using traditional strategies,"

[Legends]

Chris - you've been to see spiderman 3 haven't you