Glow in the dark rabbit

Glow in the dark rabbit

1. HISTORY

   • Alba was the name of a genetically modified "glowing" rabbit created as an artistic work by contemporary artist Eduardo Kac, produced in collaboration with French geneticist Louis-Marie Houdebine.
     • Alba's lifespan is an open question. In 2002, a US reporter called INRA (France), where Houdebine works, and was told that Alba had died.

2. PROCEDURE

   • The Rabbit Zygote with the Recombinant DNA is reimplanted into the mother who gives birth to transgenic offspring.
   • 1.Obtain a somatic cell from an organism and identify the desired gene.
   • 2.Isolate the desired gene by cutting it out using Restriction Endonuclease enzymes.
   • 3.Obtain fertilized Oocyte of Rabbit and cut DNA using the same Restriction Endonuclease Enzyme.
   • 4. The desired DNA is annealed to the Rabbit Zygote DNA using DNA ligase Enzyme. The result is a Recombinant DNA.

3. ADVANTAGE

   • The rabbits are part of a genetic manipulation experiment, one that the researchers hope will shed some light on hereditary diseases and hopefully lead the way to producing drugs to help cure them.

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