Monkeys Become Latest Glowing Animals (page 2)
Japanese biologists have made genetically modified primates that can pass the modification to their offspring -- a first for science. The researchers, reporting in Nature, introduced a jellyfish gene to marmosets that made their skin glow green under UV light, a quick, harmless test of the technique's success. The goal is for future marmosets to bear genes for human disease. Such colonies of research animals may model neurological disorders far better than lab mice. read more
Monkeys Become Latest Glowing Animals
Japanese researchers took a green fluorescent protein gene, wove it into the DNA of marmosets embryos, then let the monkeys mate.
Thu 28 May 09 from Livescience
First Transgenic Primate Group Glows and Grows
Japanese biologists have made genetically modified primates that can pass the modification to their offspring -- a first for science. The researchers, reporting in Nature, introduced a jellyfish ...
Thu 28 May 09 from Popular Science
Monkeys' genes altered for study of diseases
Researchers hail the development of primates whose genes can be passed to their offspring, but animal rights advocates object. Scientists have created the first genetically modified monkeys ...
Thu 28 May 09 from L.A. Times
Green-glowing monkeys have green-glowing babies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japanese researchers have genetically engineered monkeys whose hair roots, skin and blood glow green under a special light, and who have passed on their traits to their ...
Wed 27 May 09 from Reuters
Four marmosets are first transgenic primates
Foreign gene successfully introduced and also passed on to offspring
Wed 27 May 09 from ScienceNews
Deadly mushroom toxin exposed
Researchers have isolated and identified a muscle-destroying compound
Wed 27 May 09 from ScienceNews
Phytoliths as climate clues
Tiny silica plant structures from soil could track temperature changes
Wed 27 May 09 from ScienceNews
Bricks, mortar and magnetism
Medieval French castle, churches yield new data about field changes
Wed 27 May 09 from ScienceNews
Japanese Gene-Splicers Make Glowing Monkeys
Marmoset embryos given gene to make skin glow in ultraviolet light.
Wed 27 May 09 from FOXNews
FOR KIDS: Brain cells take a break
As you fall into deep sleep, some neurons pause their electrical activity
Wed 27 May 09 from ScienceNews