Sheep that Glow In the Dark
Uruguayan scientists succeed in producing phosphorescent sheep.
It works! These sheep aren’t infused with the jellyfish’s phosphorescent gene for gourmet, nutrition or artistic purposes. In fact, these fluorescent sheep are simply a proof that the Uruguayans have discovered biotechnological ways to infuse a gene of their choice into sheep.
The objective now, is for the scientists to successfully apply the same manipulation using a human gene – such as insulin – instead of the jellyfish’s phosphorescent gene.
These sheep will then produce milk containing insulin which could be extracted and packaged in medications for diabetics.
Mathieu Rached
- AFP Photo
Marie France Asia, women's magazine
