Glow-in-the-Dark Kittens! And they are AIDS proof

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Glow-in-the-Dark Kittens! And they are AIDS proof

Postby thoughtreader » Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:09 pm

Scientist at the Mayo Clinic developed Glow-in the-Dark Kittens! They added rhesus macaque and jellyfish DNA into unfertilized embryos and the resulting kittens GLOW! and have resistance to FIV and AIDS! A trait that count be very helpful in AIDS research in both humans and cats.
Not to mention the are really cute! if not slightly creepy looking.
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Postby starlooker » Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:31 pm

Holy s***, Batman! Glow-in-the-dark kittehs!

(Well, according to the one article, they glow under a special kind of light to see if the genetic modification worked. But STILL!)

Woah. My mind is officially blown for the day. I'm reminded of the XKCD rollover that says that at some point we officially entered the future.
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Postby locke » Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:44 pm

between this and the new plant compound that selectively attacks cancer blood vessels my mind is blown and we have definitely entered the future.
The Tea Party already had me thinking we were heading towards a Neal Stephenson dystopia, the glow in the dark cats just seal the deal for some odd reason. :-p
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Postby Claire » Tue Sep 13, 2011 6:41 pm

I WANT ONE. How does this thread not have more replies? *pokes PWEB* you can do better than that.
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Postby Confessions » Tue Sep 13, 2011 6:47 pm

I've been boycotting this thread because I developed an allergy to cats as an adult. BOO. I want any cat, glowing or not.
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Postby LilBee91 » Tue Sep 13, 2011 6:52 pm

I love kitties! I'm glad they're not actually glow-in-the-dark, though. The glowing eyes of regular kitties are eerie enough. And can you imagine a glowing kitten swatting at your face to wake you up?
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Postby Luet » Tue Sep 13, 2011 6:59 pm

I've been boycotting this thread because I developed an allergy to cats as an adult. BOO. I want any cat, glowing or not.
I did too. And then got 3 years of allergy shots (for everything, not just cats) and now I'm only very slightly allergic to them. I can have them again!
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Postby Petra456 » Tue Sep 13, 2011 7:53 pm

And can you imagine a glowing kitten swatting at your face to wake you up?
This would actually be useful, then I could tell which one was doing it before they ran away!
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Postby Platypi007 » Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:20 am

I love kitties! I'm glad they're not actually glow-in-the-dark, though. The glowing eyes of regular kitties are eerie enough. And can you imagine a glowing kitten swatting at your face to wake you up?
They glow under UV lighting, from what I understand. There was a glow in the dark dog developed a couple of years ago, I think. Or a rat. One of those. Maybe a dog-sized rat? :D
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