Glowing pig passes genes to piglets | KOMO-TV - Seattle, Washington | Technology
Glowing pig passes genes to piglets | KOMO-TV - Seattle, Washington | Technology
The piglets' mother was one of three pigs born with the trait in December 2006 after pig embryos were injected with fluorescent green protein. Two of the 11 piglets glow fluorescent green from their snout, trotters, and tongue under ultraviolet light, the university said.Robin Lovell-Badge, a genetics expert at Britain's National Institute for Medical Research, said the technology "to genetically manipulate pigs in this way would be very valuable."
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