merbig Suspended 13178 Posts user info edit post |
http://news.bioscholar.com/2010/10/china-breeds-first-genetically-engineered-monkey.html
Quote : | "Chinese scientists said that they have bred the country’s first genetically engineered rhesus monkey, which could lead to development of cures for diseases ranging from cancer to Alzheimer’s.
Scientists used green fluorescent protein (GFP), a substance that was originally isolated from a jellyfish and implanted transgenic embryos in the uteri of surrogate mother monkeys.
According to Ji Weizhi, a researcher with the Kunming Institute of Zoology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the two monkeys were carrying the GFP gene.
An animal tagged with GFP glows green when exposed to ultraviolet light, proving that a key gene sequence has been switched on, reports The China Daily.
“The work is important because medical researchers have wanted an animal model that is closer to the human anatomy than rodents,” said Dr Niu, a member of Weizhi’s team.
Transgenic mice have been the mainstay of pre-clinical lab work and allowed scientists to test their theories before trying them out on human volunteers.
However, it’s a hotbed for controversies, brewed by fears that technology used on primates could be used to create genetically engineered humans." |
China. Our New God.10/31/2010 1:18:13 AM |
Spontaneous All American 27372 Posts user info edit post |
Cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool! 10/31/2010 1:18:51 AM |
evan All American 27701 Posts user info edit post |
[Edited on October 31, 2010 at 2:54 AM. Reason : also, GFP tagging is pretty commonplace in this field... nothing special there.]
10/31/2010 2:54:01 AM |
yrrah All American 894 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "USELESS
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[Edited on October 31, 2010 at 6:38 AM. Reason : .]10/31/2010 6:38:09 AM |
0EPII1 All American 42535 Posts user info edit post |
Kunming 10/31/2010 7:23:56 AM |
aph319 All American 8570 Posts user info edit post |
Color me not impressed (ba dum tish). They've done this with every other animal in existence.
Quote : | "which could lead to development of cures for diseases ranging from cancer to Alzheimer’s" |
That's quite the hyperbole.10/31/2010 10:00:36 AM |
ncsuapex SpaceForRent 37776 Posts user info edit post |
If you're going to self proclaim yourself as the the life blood of tww you gots to come stronger than this. A LOT stronger. This is weak sauce young buck. 10/31/2010 10:08:06 AM |
BIGcementpon Status Name 11318 Posts user info edit post |
10/31/2010 12:56:12 PM |
jokar2694 All American 801 Posts user info edit post |
^can you make that smaller please? 10/31/2010 9:18:08 PM |
yrrah All American 894 Posts user info edit post |
^ 11/1/2010 12:31:33 AM |
merbig Suspended 13178 Posts user info edit post |
^ I can still see it. 11/1/2010 12:32:51 AM |
zorthage 1+1=5 17148 Posts user info edit post |
I read this as chinese grease monkeys 11/1/2010 12:57:15 AM |