Healthy Bacon (Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus)

httpswww.popsci.comsitespopsci.comfilesimport2013importPopSciArticlesbacon.jpg

Share

I never thought I’d live to see the day: heart-friendly bacon. (Did the world just implode?) Scientists have created transgenic pigs that express omega-3 fatty acids—compounds that help reduce heart disease—in their bodies. I think this calls for a second breakfast. —Martha Harbison