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Science 12 January 2001:
Vol. 291. no. 5502, p. 226
DOI: 10.1126/science.291.5502.226A
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TRANSGENIC ANIMALS:
Infant Monkey Carries Jellyfish Gene

Gretchen Vogel

In an attempt to create the first transgenic primate, scientists have produced a rhesus monkey that carries the gene coding for green fluorescent protein. Although he is not green, the monkey, described on page 309 of this issue, could lead to valuable experimental models for certain diseases and a better understanding of primate and human development, say other biologists. But the cumbersome technique is not likely to lead to transgenic humans, green or otherwise.

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