Genetic modification: glow-in-the-dark lifesavers or mutant freaks? | Environment | The Observer

Genetic modification: glow-in-the-dark lifesavers or mutant freaks? | Environment | The Observer: "At first glance, the creation of a chicken that glows in the dark seems a disturbing and unnecessary one. With a jellyfish gene inserted into its DNA, a hen modified this way acquires the power to fluoresce in a bright green hue when illuminated with blue light – an unsettling ability, to say the least. After all, who needs poultry that can shine a light on itself? More important, why go to the trouble of mixing the DNA of two such dissimilar creatures in the first place?"