2009-05-28

Parkinson's cure at last (Fluorescent GM monkeys)

Fluorescent GM monkeys 'could help find Parkinson's cure'
The world's first "glow in the dark" monkeys could help in cure for diseases such as Parkinson's and Huntingdon's.

Scientists have genetically modified marmoset monkeys with a fluorescent protein that under ultra violet light makes them glow a vivid green.

And unlike previously developed "transgenic animals" the monkeys are able to pass on their unique ability to their offspring, suggesting it is deeply embedded in its DNA.

source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/science/sciencenews/5393751/Fluorescent-GM-monkeys-could-help-find-Parkinsons-cure.html

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