A lamb that was genetically modified with genes from a jellyfish was sold from a lab, in violation of French law, according to French officials who have launched an investigation into the sale.
The lamb had been part of a study researching if grafted cells could stop a myocardial infarction, or a heart attack, with sheep standing in for human subjects, authorities said.
The lamb was born to a genetically modified ewe that had a gene derived from jellyfish, resulting in a “green fluorescent protein” that makes certain cells florescent and is used to help researchers see how an affected area is working.
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