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Because jellyfish genes contain a phosphorescent protein, scientists have used them frequently in genetic modification. In June, scientists at Scottish Agricultural College introduced the gene into a potato, causing the spud to glow when it needs water. Scientists at England’s Hertfordshire University have proposed splicing the genes into a Douglas fir to create Christmas trees with glowing needles. Firefly genes, which were also proposed for the Douglas fir project, are now being spliced into zebra fish at the University of Cincinnati to produce fish that light up when they detect certain water pollutants.
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People Who Are Not Like You and Me
Music kills: Dario Bongo, 36, admitted in September that he killed Carlos San Miguel in Carlton, Minnesota, by stabbing him 80 times because San Miguel didn’t appreciate the music of Stevie Ray Vaughan.
