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.
“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.
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.
By Ratty on 06-03-2008
Comment by liquidhope
March 6th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
these r sum freaky lil kittens…
Comment by sp1ke
March 7th, 2008 at 5:50 am
i want one…
Comment by darkwing duck
March 7th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
How much for the florescent cats? (need a army of this cat’s)
I need one to scary the neighbor and dirty dog. That keep using my yard as a bathroom.
If my neighbor is reading this keep your f-ing dog off my yard.
Sometime i forget who is using the back yard as the bathroom.
the neighbor or the dog?
Comment by Vincent
March 9th, 2008 at 3:29 am
You didn’t read the article clearly. They are only visible under ultraviolet beams. Our eyes can’t see it.
Comment by Bibo
March 10th, 2008 at 8:07 am
That’s gross and awesome. Poor cats. The should just test on babies instead…
Comment by Ryan
March 13th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
When the cats are exposed to ultraviolet beams the glow proteins absorb the energy. When the lights go out the proteins release the energy in a light form. So humans can see the cats in the dark… I believe. They did this with mice a couple years ago. They might have engineered these cats a little different, but I bet they used the glow gene from the glowing jellyfish. The gene from the jellyfish is easy to splice, move, and insert into a host’s DNA.
Comment by michelle
March 19th, 2008 at 11:44 am
yeah why the hell should they use them on babies instead? thats stupid!
Comment by MR J
October 11th, 2008 at 4:06 am
Maybe next time they will come up with other cool ” gad-nimals”
Comment by fred
August 2nd, 2009 at 2:53 am
this is cool but retarded imean realy cloning cats come on how about dogs
Comment by fred
August 2nd, 2009 at 2:57 am
because stupid they have they have to extract DND duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu you are a M#$?#@F#$?#@
Comment by fred
August 2nd, 2009 at 2:57 am
shutup genius
Comment by gorgia
August 13th, 2009 at 12:36 am
I want a glowing kittah! That would be so cool, kind of freaky, but really cool. Id name pinky.