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ANDi

ANDi is the first genetically modified rhesus monkey who was born at Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) on October 2, 2000. OHSU named the monkey ANDi because it stands for “inserted DNA” spelled backward.

Birth circumstances

ANDi was born with an extra glowing gene called Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP). This GFP gene, which is naturally occurring in jellyfish, was taken from a jellyfish and genetically added to ANDi’s DNA sequence through his chromosomes. OSHU used Rhesus monkeys because they share 95% of the same genes as humans.

Genetic modification method

During the method in which Andi was created, two hundred twenty-four eggs were injected with the protein and only 166 or 75% were successfully fertilized. One-hundred-twenty-six or 76% of these fertilized eggs developed to the four-cell-stage embryos. Forty of the fertilized embryos were implanted in 20 surrogate rhesus mothers, each carrying two embryos. Five of the surrogates became pregnant. From these five surrogates, three live births proceeded. In these three monkey births only one infant, ANDi, carried the transgene. Research team leader Gerald Schatten said the technique that created ANDi would become a vital tool for scientists investigating therapies for human diseases.

Andy (given name)

Andy is predominantly a diminutive version of the male given name Andrew, and variants of it such as Andreas and Andrei. The form of the variation is based on the Scottish "-ie" diminutive ending. Andrew is derived from the Greek name Andreas, meaning "man". Andi is also occasionally used as a diminutive for the female given name Andrea in the English, German, Scandinavian and Spanish feminine version of the name Andrew (although Andrea is a masculine name in Italian). Although it's unusual, some people named Alexander go by Andy. It is also occasionally spelled "Andie", "Andi", "Andii", or "Andee" (these more often as a feminine name, but not exclusively). Andy (in and of itself, not as a nickname) is the 217th most popular name in the US, with less than 0.001% of the people with this spelling of the name being female. The Indian names Anand and Anindya are also sometimes shortened to Andy.

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