Genetically modified mosquito's eyes. Eyes of a mosquito (Anopheles stephensi),glowing red under ultraviolet light. The gene for DsRed,a red fluorescent protein,has been introduced into the mosquito genome from the coral Discosoma sp. Placing a gene from one organism into the genome of another is called transgenics. The red glow shows that the DsRed gene has been successfully introduced. This raises hopes that a gene could be introduced that would make the mosquitoes unable to carry the Plasmodium sp. protozoa that cause malaria,which would save millions of lives | |
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