Butler 1
May 2, 2017
English IV
Mrs. Harris
Have you not always want to see a glow in the dark cat or sheep? For the
past couple years scientists all over the word have been able to create them. As the
years go by the more successful the experiments get. These experiments originated
from scientists studying marine biology and has led them to performing
The beginning of glow in the animals originated from deep blue sea. As
scientists have been studying the bioluminescence in the marine life they keep
finding other information out. For example, scientist found out that the glow of the
Adenosine Triphosphate molecule has an important role in producing the light. The
ATP molecule is found in all living things including humans. In 1961 Osamu
With scientists finding more of these molecules comes their curiosity to what they
How do scientists make other animals glow? The earliest find is researcher
Osamu Shimomura found the protein that produces the glow. After figuring this out
they found out they could attach the protein to other proteins, letting the scientists
to make any protein they please glow green. Another way performed by the
University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Medicine was to inject the florescent protein
pig embryos. As a result of this the off spring of these animals carry the same
florescent protein. With every experiment there is always a reason of why they
preform it.
preformed to help create medicine and therapies for patients that are cost-effective.
(Opma) Also its preformed to help cure feline AIDs. Organs from genetically
modified pigs, therefore, could be studied to solve the problem of rejected organ
humans having many common diseases, using the glowing dogs help understand
These marine biology experiments have come out to help many situations in
the world today. We all still are left to wonder when these experiments will be tested
experiments there are still consequences come with them, for example altering a
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/05/photogalleries/glowing-animal-
pictures/
https://curiousmatic.com/why-scientists-engineer-glowing-animals/
https://www.theverge.com/2013/12/30/5256732/scientists-create-glow-in-the-dark-
pigs-using-jellyfish-dna
https://mic.com/articles/40527/7-genetically-modified-animals-that-now-glow-in-the-
dark-thanks-to-science#.dsvmkkcP6