Unhealthy Glow: Fluorescent Tadpoles Expose Chemical Contamination

In cartoons glowing goo signals that there is bad stuff in the water. Now life imitates art: A French biotechnology company has created a transgenic tadpole that fluoresces when it encounters chemical contaminants in water that disrupt thyroid functioning. The test promises to shine a light on a class of endocrine-disrupting pollutants, which pollution regulators have in their crosshairs. [More]
Source: Scientific American Topic - Biotechnology - Category: Biotechnology Tags: Technology,Environment,Health,Society & Policy,Biotechnology,More Science,Evolution,Ecology,Biotechnology,Biology,Everyday Science Source Type: news