Biologist Yin Zhi holds an offspring of a genetically engineered pig, born with green patches when held up against ultraviolet light, in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China, on Jan. 11, 2008. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
Roger Kimball is the editor and publisher of The New Criterion and publisher of Encounter Books. His most recent book is “Where Next? Western Civilization at the Crossroads.”