| starlight | Date: Monday, 06-January-2014, 2:43 PM | Message # 1 |
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| Glow-in-the-dark pigs and other animals are more than just novelties — they prove that DNA transplants are possible, and one day might lead to DNA transplants from animals to people who have genetic diseases. The work of the researchers who create glow-in-the-dark pigs today may lead to the cheaper, more efficient medicines of tomorrow, like clotting enzymes for people who suffer from hemophilia.
How did Chinese scientists create glow-in-the-dark pigs?
A team of scientists from South China Agricultural University in Guangdong Province created a litter of 10 transgenic glow-in-the-dark pigs basically the same way that a research team in Turkey managed to create glow-in-the-dark rabbits — through injecting them with jellyfish DNA. The Turkish team is now attempting to engineer glow-in-the-dark sheep.
Read more/Full article/source - http://guardianlv.com/2013....ossible
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