China Invents Glow-in-the-Dark Pigs

LiveScience
December 31, 2013

Maybe we can use these to fight the Muslims...?
Maybe we can use these to fight the Muslims…?

Scientists say they’ve created ten genetically engineered piglets this year that glow green under a black light.

The pigs’ embryos were injected with a molecule from bioluminescent jellyfish that carries instructions to make green fluorescent protein, or GFP. This technique allows researchers to attach harmless glow-in-the-dark tags to specific proteins in animals. The scientists who discovered and developed GFP earned a Nobel Prize in 2008, and researchers have previously created glowing bunnies, frogs and even glow-in-the-dark cats in the name of science.


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