Image
Category
Collection
Maker
On Display
Object type
Place
Material
Date

Tracy, a transgenic sheep

1990-1997

Turtle shell

Bioengineered obese mouse, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1998

1998

Genetically engineered mouse brain

circa 2010

Hen-feathered male Sebright bantam

1914-1924

Cock-feathered male Sebright Bantam

1914-1924

Two freeze-dried Genetically Engineered Mice

1988

Sensitive Hair Element

1941

Mummified bird, Egypt, 2000-100 BCE

2000-100 BCE

Mummy of a crocodile, Egypt, 2000-1001 BCE

2000-1001 BCE

Contraceptive sheath, 1800-1850.

1801-1850

3D printed blood vessel made from animal cells

2013

3D printed bladder made from animal cells

2013

Copy of Roman dental bridge, with tooth, 1901-1930

1901-1930

Freeze dried sex-determined mouse

1992

Specimen jar containing young herring made by Sir Jack Cecil Drummond, c.1920

circa 1920

Glass globe with cap and bladder

1750-1850

chicken brain

Chicken brain

Genetically engineered brainbow mouse used for bioimaging research, prepared and used by Imperial College, London, England, 2005-2010.

Genetically engineered brainbow mouse used for bioimaging research

2005-2010

Pig heart in glass jar containing industrial methylated spirit, genetically engineered by Imutran Limited, United Kingdom, 1999. Suitable for transplantation into humans, a process known as xenotransplantation (see note).

A genetically engineered pig heart in a glass jar

1999

Two preserved mice: one a 'knockout' with abnormally large muscles caused by genetic modification and one a wild type for comparison. Prepared at John Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 1998 (see note).

Preserved mice: one genetically modified and one natural for comparision

1998

A pig liver genetically engineered by Imutran Limited in 1999 to be suitable for transplantation into humans, a process known as xenotransplantation.

Pig liver genetically engineered by Imutran Limited

1999