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Animals with new genetic code created
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T.K. RandallAugust 13, 2011 ·
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Scientists have created the first ever animals with artificial information in their genetic code.
A species of tiny worm was produced with an artificial protein that makes them glow red under ultra-violet light. It is believed that in the near future it will be possible to use the technology to make more signficant changes to much larger forms of life.
The technique, they say, could give biologists "atom-by-atom control" over the molecules in living organisms. One expert the BBC spoke to agrees, saying the technique would be seized upon by "the entire biology community".
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