A lamb born to a ewe which had been genetically modified with jellyfish genes for medical research inherited some characteristics, such as a tendency to glow in the dark. But this lamb was sent with other "normal" animals for slaughter as meat and was sold to a Parisian customer.
Described as the action of a disgruntled employee, the sale of the lamb was quite illegal, as all GM products are outlawed in France. It is not known what happened to the customer - though there is no suggestion that the meat was harmful. Opponents of GM suggest that in time eating GM food could affect our health; centuries of eating mutton hasn't turned us into sheep; or has it?
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