Re: [DIYbio] Re: Genetic engineering at home

Realistically though, would the immune reaction be more than something
like a bee-sting causes? GFP isn't an enzyme like bee-toxin is, just a
non-self protein. Maybe a more similar allergenic situation would be a
skin-allergen prick test.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin_allergy_test

On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 12:38 PM, Pieter <pietervanboheemen@gmail.com> wrote:
> I was shown the same picture, and share your skepticism. It seems pretty
> unlikely, and not documented elsewhere...
>
>
> On Tuesday, 31 December 2013 20:00:38 UTC+1, Cathal Garvey (Phone) wrote:
>>
>> Also, I have seen a phonecam shot of an alleged GFP "tattoo" where someone
>> jabbed themselves with an Adenoviral gfp vector. I say "Alleged" because I
>> can't imagine that working for more than an hour or so before going necrotic
>> from immune rejection.
>>
>> Nathan McCorkle <nmz...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Dec 30, 2013 10:10 PM, "Patrik D&apos;haeseleer" <pat...@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >I bet it's only a matter of time before someone tries to give themselves
>>> > a GFP tattoo with a gene gun though...
>>> >
>>>
>>> That's already started happening, at least academically:
>>> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2855251/
>>
>>
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