Genetically modified mosquito's eyes. Eyes of a mosquito (Anopheles stephensi),glowing green under ultraviolet light. The gene for enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP),has been introduced into the mosquito genome. EGFP is a version of the green fluorescent protein (GFP) from the jellyfish Aequorea victoria that had been mutated in the lab to give a brighter glow. The green glow shows that the GFP 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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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Stammers, Sinclair |
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