Early Candidate for Breakthrough of the Century

Heart friendly bacon? Bring it on!

A microscopic worm may be the key to heart-friendly bacon.

Geneticists have mixed DNA from the roundworm C. elegans and pigs to produce swine with significant amounts of omega-3 fatty acids -- the kind believed to stave off heart disease.

Researchers hope they can improve the technique in pork and do the same in chickens and cows.