Uruguay scientists genetically modify sheeps to glow in the dark

[Judi Lynn]

Uruguay scientists genetically modify sheeps to glow in the dark
Brian Sin, Apr 27th 2013



Scientists in Uruguay modified the genes of sheep using the fluorescent protein from an Aequarea jelly fish, causing the sheep to glow-in-the-dark. The sheep were born last October at the Animal Reproduction Institute of Uruguay. The sheep glow when they are exposed to certain ultraviolet light, emitting a glowing green color. Aside from glowing in the dark, Uruguay scientists assures everyone that these sheep are developing normally.

While these sheep may be the first glow-in-the-dark sheep to exist, they’re not the first living creatures that scientists have genetically modified. Scientists have also genetically modified zebrafish using the same green fluorescent protein from the Aequorea jelly fish to make them glow-in-the-dark. These zebrafish were them renamed “GloFish”, and have since been genetically modified using various other proteins, such as red, orange-yelow, blue, and purple fluorescent proteins.

Scienctists have continued this glow-in-the-dark trend with a variety of other living creatures, including cats, dogs, pigs, scorpions, worms, monkeys, mice, and more. However, most of these scientists aren’t just modifying these animals for fun. They believe that research on these genetically modified animals can help scientists better understand diseases and how diseases develop, not just for animals, but for humans as well. Scientists from the Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh told The Guardian that their research with glow-in-the-dark cats would help them study HIV/Aids.

More:
http://www.slashgear.com/uruguay-scientists-genetically-modify-sheeps-to-glow-in-the-dark-27279631/

[Warpy]

1. Well, they'll be easier to find during the nuclear winter.

If Shrek the sheep had glowed in the dark, he'd never have been able to disappear for six years.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/06/08/new.zealand.shrek.sheep/index.html

I just wish I'd been able to get my hands on some of that wool.

[jakeXT]

2. It can be done now by people in a garage

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xz3df2_bbc-horizon-2012-playing-god-720p_news?start=2

[SummerSnow]

3. Next, Uruguay scientist will modify ..

toilet tissue and earwax to glow in there dark.

[Xipe Totec]

4. Science of the Lambs. nt

[Soylent Brice]

5. DUzy

[csziggy]

6. Will their wool glow in the dark, too?

That would be neat - and could a safety feature!

[krispos42]

7. I'd rather they made deer reflective...

...so people will stop crashing into them!