Scientists have for the first time genetically engineered a butterfly, inserting a jellyfish gene into an African butterfly so that its eyes fluoresce green.
EYE FOR EYES. The natural form of an African tropical butterfly Bicyclus anynana. Inset: The magnified eye of a genetically engineered butterfly glows green.
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