UC-Davis’s Creepy Man-Goats
File under News of the Weird:
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-University of California-Davis professor James Murray knows his experiments with human genes and goats give some people the creeps.
Crossing anything human with four-legged hoofers evokes images of mythical half-man, half-animal centaurs from ancient Greece.
In reality, genetically altered goats look and behave no differently than regular ones – both are just as eager to gnaw Murray’s sleeves and untie his shoes at the university goat barn.
“Could you get your grubby paws off?” Murray asked of his inquisitive test subjects during a recent tour.
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