They are well looked after, well fed and very much loved," he said, according to the South Atlantic news agency Merco Press. This sheep glows green thanks to a florescent jellyfish protein inserted at birth. "They are out in the field as any other sheep, but in better conditions, not the traditional breeding system. These radiant sheep, dogs, and cats help further research of human diseases.
GLOW IN THE DARK SHEEP GENETICALLY MODIFIED AT URUGUAY LAB CODE
A genetically modified virus was used to inject the new genetic code directly into a stem cell nucleus. The gene that was introduced into Ruby Puppy’s DNA was for the creation of a fluorescent protein that, upon contact with ultraviolet light, emits a red glow. Menchaca said the sheep are living a normal life, perhaps even slightly more luxurious than typical sheep. This allows scientists to introduce a foreign gene into the host animal’s DNA. We used the green protein because the color is easily identifiable in the sheep's tissues," said Alejo Menchaca, the head of the research team. "We did not use a protein of medical interest or to help with a particular medicine because we wanted to fine-tune the technique. Scientists modified the sheep's genes with the fluorescent protein of the Aequarea jellyfish. Other than glowing green in UV light, the sheep look and behave normally. The laboratory incorporated a green fluorescence protein into the genes of the sheep, which will glow when exposed to certain ultraviolet light, making the the ruminants easily identifiable as genetically modified. The sheep glow when they are exposed to certain ultraviolet light. The sheep were born last October at the Animal Reproduction Institute of Uruguay. The flock of nine lambs was born last October at a farm belonging to the Animal Reproduction Institute of Uruguay, an nonprofit organization affiliated with the Pasteur Institute's genetically modified animals unit. 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 fluorescent sheep are a world first, the scientists report. Scientists in Uruguay have genetically modified sheep to glow in the dark.
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