Cats that Glow in the Dark Have Been Cloned

Breitbart ^ | 12/12/07 | AFP

[BigEdLB]

South Korean scientists have cloned cats by manipulating a fluorescent protein gene, a procedure which could help develop treatments for human genetic diseases, officials said Wednesday. In a side-effect, the cloned cats glow in the dark when exposed to ultraviolet beams.

A team of scientists led by Kong Il-keun, a cloning expert at Gyeongsang National University, produced three cats possessing altered fluorescence protein (RFP) genes, the Ministry of Science and Technology said.

"It marked the first time in the world that cats with RFP genes have been cloned," the ministry said in a statement.

[BigEdLB]

Mutant Cats - Available soon at an animal shel;ter near you!

[Grizzled Bear]

Another story on an old theme...

[ruination]

98% gimmick, 2% scientifically significant

[Candor7]

I already have a mutant attack cat.He glows in the dark Too!

[TASMANIANRED]

The mice will be out on strike.

Cloned Cats unfair to mousies.

[kinoxi]

You almost cloned this thread, but not quite. ;)

[TASMANIANRED]

“Hwang is standing trial on charges of fraud and embezzlement. “

Any suspicion that they have been tampered with...

[fortunecookie]

I like cats, but sometimes they can be a little stealthy, a little sneaky. Now, add creepy to the list.

[Trajan88]

Satan's Kittens? ;-)

[SoldierDad]

So, the benefit to having glowing cats would be 1) so that you can avoid them when they run out in front of your car at night, or 2) so you can be sure to hit them when the run out in front of your car at night? Hmmmmm. Decisions, decisions.

[johnthebaptistmoore]

I prefer the “Laser Cats” from Saturday Night Live to these cats.

[BigEdLB]

First they make that pixar Garfield in TWO movies, now this. And who drank my coffee?

Free Republic Folks. My name is Martin, and I live with BigEd. He always has stories like this...

[Desron13]

Hey, I want a cat that glows in the dark. I’m not sure why, but I want one never the less.

[Global2010]

No worse we saw a tv news story today that shows a mouse that they mutated a gene in so the cats do not prey on them.

Mouse ran up to kitty and kitty ignored.

So you can understand the “oh brothers” going on in our home

Fearless Mice and glow in the dark kitties all in one news day. : )

[TASMANIANRED]

More likely to prove the cat had been trained not to hunt.

[Kirkwood]

“98% gimmick, 2% scientifically significant”

There are 20,059 articles listed on medline using “green fluorecent protein” and “fluorescent gene” as keywords. Looks like you are wrong.

[ruination]

You’re not in molecular biology or genetics are you. This is a complete gimmick geared towards the science-by-Drudge audience.

[Ratblaster]

Mutant Cats - Available soon at a Korean restaurant near you!
The glow in the dark gag means nothing if the flavor is lost.

[boop]

Reminds me of this painting "Radioactive Cats":

[Graybeard58]

No glow in the dark cats for me, I want one of these:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM3teHj3ZgY