A transgenic organism is an organism which has been modified with genetic material from another species. The biggest use of transgenic organisms is for agriculture growth, the development of genetically modified crops.
They also research with transgenic mice. Mice can be modified with human DNA for the purpose of testing medical treatments and seeing how they might behave in a human.
Researchers are concerned though that interbreeding between transgenic and wild organisms could have unforeseen consequences and could reign havoc on our ecosystem.
