Using the jellyfish gene, Chinese scientists have made "fluorescent pigs"

A few months ago, China South China Agricultural University successfully developed the 10 fluorescent pig, these will be in the dark green fluorescence showed. It is said that this is the use of the University of Hawaii Ma Lo School of medicine technology, researchers will jellyfish in the fluorescent protein extracted into the pig embryo, and then succeeded.

Said that this technique can help doctors better diagnosis of drug effect. At the same time, it can also help people to get some medical elements from animals, such as biological enzymes. The researchers Stefan Moisyadi said: "the use of this technology can be extracted from animals, such a low cost, than a few million to create a much better. "

Stefan Moisyadi also said: "look, these fluorescent pigs live in good health, can now live, until after the owner to buy noodles. In addition, this is certainly not the first human to come up with such a strange thing, this is Hawaii University, at the beginning of the year when they get out of the fluorescent rabbit. "

History of fluorescent pig:

January 7, 2008, 2 head with green fluorescent genetic characteristics of piglets born in Harbin, adds a touch of bright colors for the upcoming special bid farewell to the year of the pig. These two sensational cute piglets, Northeast Agricultural University professor Liu Zhonghua presided over the issue of transgenic pig research. Professor Liu Zhonghua will come from the green fluorescent protein (Green Fluorescent, Protein, GFP) gene was injected into the uterus of sows, in 114 days after December 24, 2006, producing 3 green fluorescent protein transgenic pig head. After a year of careful nursing, the 3 cloned piglets in a head first in January 7th successfully produced 11 piglets, including 6 boars, 5 sows. The two pigs with green fluorescence characteristics are respectively one male and one female.

At present, the United States, South Korea, Japan, Chinese four countries have been successfully through somatic cell nuclear transfer to produce green fluorescent protein transgenic cloned pigs.

December 24, 2006, transgenic cloned pigs chaired by Professor Liu Zhonghua of Northeast Agricultural University Chinese project success. 3 green fluorescent protein transgenic cloned pigs in the pig farm output into the natural childbirth, green fluorescent protein gene in transgenic cloned pigs stimulated under ultraviolet light, and his nose tongue, green fluorescence could be observed clearly, to verify the success of GM. This is the fourth year after the United States, South Korea, Japan, the successful adoption of somatic cell nuclear transfer mode of green fluorescent protein transgenic pig.