Around 10 pigs that had the ability to glow in the dark were born this year as a result of an experiment at the South China Agriculture University, Guangdong Province.
The scientists created the transgenic pigs by injecting a fluorescent protein from the DNA of a jellyfish into the embryos of the pigs, according to Traktec.
The scientists hope the experiment will allow them to develop efficient, cheaper drugs for humans by introducing beneficial genes from one animal into larger animals.
Dr. Stefan Moisyadi, a bioscientist at the University of Hawaii medical school’s Institute for Biogenesis Research, said the animals were not hurt by the fluorescent protein and are expected to have the same life span as other pigs.
[Images via: South China Agricultural University and University of Hawaii]