Unnatural selection
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Several possibilities for creating valuable, proprietary transgenes for new type of genetically engineered organisms (GEO) are described. The conclusion states that it is important to understand the environmental effects of GEOs that can proliferate freely and hybridize with other taxa.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2003
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Piglets add some colour to transgenic story
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Researchers in Italy and Australia are introducing transgenic piglets, efficient and cheap way to produce animals expressing multiple foreign genes. Animals expressing multiple foreign genes would be important in studying the feasibility of organ transplantation from pigs to people.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2003
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