Green Glowing Monkeys!

Monkeys' genes altered for study of diseases Los Angeles Times — Scientists have created the first genetically modified monkeys that can pass their new genetic attributes to their offspring, a development designed to give researchers new tools for studying human disease, but one that raises a host of thorny ethical questions. In this case, the Japanese researchers added genes that caused the animals to glow green under a fluorescent light and beget offspring with the same spooky ability. They hope to use the technique to produce animals with Parkinson's, Huntington's and other diseases. click to read complete article

Green-glowing monkeys have green-glowing babies 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 offspring, the first time this has been achieved in a primate. They spliced a jellyfish gene into common marmosets, and said on Wednesday they hope to use their colony of glowing animals to study human Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS. click to read complete article

Glowing monkeys spark genetic engineering debate London Daily Mail — The creation of monkeys that 'glow in the dark' has sparked an ethical storm. The designer marmosets carry a gene that causes their skin, hair roots and blood to glow green under ultraviolet light. What makes this a world first is that scientists were able to show that the monkeys can pass on the gene to other generations. click to read complete article