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Scientists in some parts of the world seems to be reaching the peak of their career by developing amazing things. Like that group of researchers who made glow in the dark fish. But that’s nothing compared to this group of Turkish scientists who have teamed up with some other mad scientists to make genetically engineered fluorescent rabbits that actually glow in the dark.
According to Fox News, these researchers have used genes from a jellyfish to make these weird rabbits. Apparently, they were not making these freaks of nature for the amusement, it’s all part of a test to see how genetic material transfers into a new organism.
“In normal lighting, they look just like their white rabbit siblings. But when exposed to black light, the pair of transgenic bunnies glow a vivid shade of green.” According to UHMed report, “The glowing effect is the result of a fluorescent protein from jellyfish DNA, which was injected into the mother rabbit’s embryo in the lab. The altered embryos were re-inserted into the mother rabbit, and when the litter of eight was born, two of the rabbits carried the “glowing gene.” The point of the experiment was to show that genetic manipulation with the University of Hawai’i’s technique works in rabbits. The overall goal is to introduce a beneficial gene into female rabbits, then to collect this beneficial gene product in its protein form in the milk the female rabbits produce. This approach could lead to new and competitively efficient ways to produce medicines.”
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Roshan Jerad Perera
