CHINESE GLOWING PIGS
Genetic improvement not only benefits the swine industry, but also has the potential to save human lives. In 2006, researchers in China injected pig embryos with a fluorescent
green protein, enabling the piglets
to glow green under ultraviolet light (Figure 16-5). One of those pigs later gave birth to a litter of eleven piglets, two of which inherited the “glowing gene,” proving that the gene had effectively spread to all of the cells of the mother. Scientists hope that these experiments will lead to the production of pigs with organs that can be transplanted into humans without triggering rejection by the human body. The “glowing gene” will allow doctors to track genetically modified cells if transplanted into humans. This technology will help to follow blood flow through the body
or through the transplanted organs, which may help solve some problems associated with transplanted organs that are rejected after surgery.
CHINESE GLOWING PIGSGenetic improvement not only benefits the swine industry, but also has the potential to save human lives. In 2006, researchers in China injected pig embryos with a fluorescentgreen protein, enabling the pigletsto glow green under ultraviolet light (Figure 16-5). One of those pigs later gave birth to a litter of eleven piglets, two of which inherited the “glowing gene,” proving that the gene had effectively spread to all of the cells of the mother. Scientists hope that these experiments will lead to the production of pigs with organs that can be transplanted into humans without triggering rejection by the human body. The “glowing gene” will allow doctors to track genetically modified cells if transplanted into humans. This technology will help to follow blood flow through the bodyor through the transplanted organs, which may help solve some problems associated with transplanted organs that are rejected after surgery.
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