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Study: Glowing Monkeys Pass On Gene To Babies

Shown here next to a photo of its glowing feet, the marmoset baby Wakaba has inherited a fluorescent gene that was added to one of its parents' DNA. When observed in ultraviolet light, the skin on the soles of its feet glow green. (Nature)
Shown here next to a photo of its glowing feet, the marmoset baby Wakaba has inherited a fluorescent gene that was added to one of its parents' DNA. When observed in ultraviolet light, the skin on the soles of its feet glow green. (Nature)

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