"The final goal is to develop animals that act as barrier reactives to produce beneficial molecules in their milk that can be cheaply extracted, especially in countries that can not afford big pharma plants that make drugs, that usually cost $1bn to build, and be able to produce their own protein-based medication in animals," Moisyadi said.

The rabbits are expected to have the same life span as their non-glowing counterparts, but Moisyadi said he understands people can object to this kind of experimentation involving live animals.

"To the people against, I say: think about, what are the benefits and what are the injuries?" Moisyadi said. "And if the benefits outweigh the injuries, let's go with the benefits."

Moisyadi, a native of Turkey who is now with the University of Hawaii, started developing the project in 2006, and researchers are now waiting to see if pregnant sheep produce similar results.

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据英国《卫报》8月13日报道，伊斯坦布尔和夏威夷大学的研究人员培育出能在黑暗中发光的兔子。

经过研究人员的努力，一窝8只兔子中有两只兔子正常情况是白色的，在黑暗中却发出绿光。这两只兔子出生在伊斯坦布尔大学，是土耳其和夏威夷大学的科学家们合作的结晶。

“绿色根本不重要，它不过是证明实验能够取得成功的标志。”夏威夷大学副教授斯特凡·莫伊斯雅迪说。

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