Genetically modified pigs glowing in the dark

Biological modifications at the level of genes, well shown in the film “Gattaka”, are gradually becoming a reality and, probably, their industrial application will really start from China, although the genetic manipulation itself for the example below was developed in the USA.

The video below the cat shows genetically modified piglets raised by scientists at the University of Guangdong (Guangdong) in southern China in the usual way from sows, and they glow in the dark. The effect itself is useless in a practical sense - unless someone finds it curious when the pork chops shine - and the point of the experiment was to prove the fact that the fluorescent protein was successfully transferred from the jellyfish DNA to the animal. Interestingly, the technique used by Chinese scientists, originally developed by the Institute of Biogenetic Research at the University of Hawaii, accelerates DNA transfer by 4 times compared with other approaches.



The long-term goal of research is the use and introduction of useful genes into the human body to counteract genetic diseases. A smaller goal is characterized by the following example: for people suffering from hemophilia, in the future it will be possible with the help of genetic manipulations to create the enzymes required for their treatment, which increase the blood clotting factor directly into animals, without the need to build biochemical factories, worth millions of dollars.
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