Fluorescent Cloned Korean Cats

Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by person, Apr 27, 2008.

  1. person

    person Well-Known Member

    Fluorescent Cloned Korean Cats
    In an effort to develop treatments for human genetic diseases, South Korean scientists have manipulated the fluorescent protein gene in a cloning process that has left three cloned cats with a rather weird side effect: They Glow when exposed to ultraviolet beams.

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    “The ability to produce cloned cats with the manipulated genes is significant as it could be used for developing treatments for genetic diseases and for reproducing model (cloned) animals suffering from the same diseases as humans,” the Ministry of Science and Technology said in a statement.

    Cats have some 250 different genetic diseases that are similar to humans, so there is great potential in finding cures to various genetic problems.

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    This is a huge breakthrough for South Korea. They suffered some setbacks last year, after experiments the cloning expert Hwang Woo-Suk conducted, turned out to be fake.

    Aww, fake.
     
  2. bbes

    bbes Incredible

    there seems to be an obsession with cats recently. lol.
     
  3. tiffer858

    tiffer858 Well-Known Member

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    the cat that looks red looks kinda freaky
     
  4. person

    person Well-Known Member

    That's cause cats are freakin awesome.
     
  5. Flames

    Flames Out of Date User

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    I want a glow in the dark kitty :( Too bad its fake...
     
  6. fearless_fx

    fearless_fx Eugooglizer

    i want a cat or dog that doesn't shed and is genetically engineered to be hypoallergenic... im pretty sure they make them, but im not sure how much they cost
     
  7. RockkxD

    RockkxD Moderator

    Haha, that's amazing if it was actually real. Clone me a cat that looks like Garfield.
     
  8. i would say thousands... lol but then again ill just stick with a regular dog since im not allergic to them anyways.. haha

    but wow glowing cats..... hahahah agood stuff....
     
  9. Phil

    Phil 香港 PA 社團 揸Fap 人

    wow shit, glow in the dark cats, lol these would be great for parties, coz they'll just starting running around and going crazy, but it would scare the shit outta me , waking up and u see a fluorscent fur next to u and u'll be like WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
     
  10. Knoctur_nal

    Knoctur_nal |Force 10 from Navarone|

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    i think dr. evil needs a few of these.