http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10818583/
Glow-in-the-Dark Pigs: Made in Taiwan
United Press International
Scientists in Taiwan say they have bred three fluorescent green pigs that glow in the dark.
Researchers hope the pigs will boost the country's stem-cell research, as well as helping with the study of human disease, the BBC reported.
The pigs are transgenic, created by adding genetic material from jellyfish into a normal pig embryo, the researchers from National Taiwan University's Department of Animal Science and Technology said.
Others scientists have bred partially fluorescent pigs before, but these pigs are the only ones that are green all the way through -- even their internal organs are green.
The scientists will use the transgenic pigs to study human disease. Because the pig's genetic material is green, it will be easy to spot. For instance, if some of the pig's stem cells are injected into another animal, scientists can track the cells without the need for a biopsy or invasive test, the BBC said.
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