Link to full articleBeijing Genomics Institute (BGI) created the pig, which grows to weigh between 14 and 20 kilograms, by changing the DNA responsible for its growth.
The company originally genetically modified the Bama pig breed for research but announced at a Bio Tech Leader summit in China recently their plans to sell it.
But the reasons as to why researchers are excited about the micro pigs are quite different to people wanting a petite pet porker.
Researcher Dr Hannah Brown from the University of Adelaide said gene editing techniques were fascinating.
"It's almost like GPS-guided molecular scissors," she said.
Smaller and cheaper to keep for research purposes. But more important they could use fewer pigs in a remake of Green Acres as it would never get inconveniently large for the role.
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