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Tracy, a transgenic sheep

1990-1997

Bioengineered obese mouse, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1998

1998

Hen-feathered male Sebright bantam

1914-1924

Cock-feathered male Sebright Bantam

1914-1924

Genetically engineered mouse brain

circa 2010

Turtle shell

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

Freeze dried sex-determined mouse

1992

Glass globe with cap and bladder

1750-1850

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

1901-1930

3D printed bladder made from animal cells

2013

3D printed blood vessel made from animal cells

2013

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

circa 1920
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
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
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