EXAMPLE OF TRANSGENIC PLANT

Transgenic Cactus with Human Hairs

The Cactus Project started in 2002 is a collaborative bio-art project

resulting in cactis expressing human hair. As a transgenic work, it entails the
transfer of genetic material from one specie to another, in this case, the
insertion of keratin genes into the cactus genome.
The cactus project began in 2001. The logistical challenge was having
the keratin gene expressed in cactus cells morphologically similar to hair and
for the cactus to produce it externally. The choice of working with cactis
came down to their fleshy construct often appearing monolithic and at the
same time innocent - protected by growing spines. Hair, on the other hand, is
a reproductive sign, for it is a sign of our body changing, becoming sexual.
The transformation process produced a fascinating semantic orgy, turning
genetic engineering inside-out, whose asexual sterile process had been
reversed by the transgenic cactus remaining sexual (an organic dildo growing).

EXAMPLE OF TRANSGENIC ANIMAL

Transgenic Starfish
Transgenic starfish can absorb the natural oils from an oil spill. This
benefit he society by not having the alconivorax borkumenesis bacteria in
the saltwater.
The gene of interest, alkb, is found in an oil eating bacteria called
Alconvorax Borkumensis. This gene will start the absorbing of hydrocarbons
that are in oil spills. The plasmid (gene that inserted that can be modified
and replicated on its own) is the alkb gene. The alkb is going to be used as
the gene inserted to the vector. The vector (organism used to transfer
genetic material to target) will be used for the plasmid to be inserted into.
The vector for alkb is going to be another type of bacteria found in the
starfish.
The restriction enzyme (cuts the DNA at specific site) will isolate the
DNA so it can cut the alkb gene out of the bacterias DNA ant then using
gene insertion (DNA is inserted into a gene or segment of DNA) the alkb
gene is put into the starfisf gene sequence. The starfish is now a transgenic
organism (contain foreign DNA) because the recombinant DNA has been
inserted into its DNA sequence and uses it as its own.

Advantages: reduces the damge cost by oil contamination, decrase

pollution, cheap efficiency, can clean up below the surface of the
ocean, no maintenance needed, the bacteria is not in the seawater so
it would not affect humans.

Disadvatages: the possibility of rapid DNA evolution that could result in

harmul dominant bacteria that could kill other species,could harm the
organism involved, could have a long term effect on the evolution of
starfish.