Have you ever heard of a glowing red dog? No, well, you may be the first on the block to get one if you live anywhere near Seoul, South Korea.
There, it seems, scientists purport to have genetically engineered four beagle pups that glow red. They boast that their cloning techniques might be able to develop cures for diseases that affect humans who don’t know how to bark.
Ruppy is the name given to the world’s first transgenic female beagle dog carrying fluorescent genes that make the canine glow red. Demonstrating a non-creative flow of energy, all four of these amazing puppies are named Ruppy, which is a combination of the words, ruby and puppy.
These dogs look like any other beagles you might come across by light of day. After the sun goes down, however, it is a different story.
These amazing puppies glow red under ultraviolet light and their nails and abdomens, which have thin skins, look red even to the naked eye. Why anyone would want a red dog is a question no one wants to address (or at least so it seems), but Seoul National University professor Lee Byeong-chun, head of the research team, called these dogs carrying fluorescent genes an achievement that goes beyond just the glowing novelty.
The team of scientists identified the dogs as clones of a cell donor through DNA tests and recorded their experiments on the website of the journal, Genesis. Fluorescent mice and pigs have been cloned before in Europe, Japan and the United States, but this marks the first time dogs with modified genes have been cloned successfully.
“What’s significant in this work are not the dogs expressing red colors but that we planted genes into them. The glowing dogs show it is possible to successfully insert genes with a specific trait, which could lead to implanting other, non-fluorescent genes that could help treat specific diseases, like Parkinson’s,” said Professor Lee.
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count duckula
Oh, for God's sake, there's only one way to put an end to this nuisance.
shiann
that was not nice
bud
nice job
ur momma
ur a faggot
lisa
mutation; haha i wonder wheres this gonna take us in the world.
count duckula
And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids
drasaid
Hey, I'd get one. I'd never trip over the creatures on the way to the toidy at night again.
M Dee Dubroff
Thank you all for your comments.
Count Dukula, what nuisance are you referring to?
SaruKid
perfect for ravers everywhere!
Misheala~!
Hurray~!
Roger
I wouldn't mind one. Gives me a little nightlight and you would never loose your dog!
alicelockhart
that is weird,,,
MyPOV
@Roger:
"you would never loose your dog! "
lol, how about these genes being planted into human and you can easily search for ur daughter/son/etc as in case they lost…
Geezus
If i a had dog like that i could go for a walkj in the park at night!
MiRaNdAa
Hey Its the real life version of Clifford.
tony
one glowing dog for mankinds quest to alter everything we can get our hands on. whats next flying pigs, or chamilion birds.
jweiss123
Now you can walk your dog at night without a flashlight!
hunter
you are all retarded they only glow under ultraviolet light. READ THE ARTICLE DOUCHE BAGS
joe
calm down moron get a life
GodBlessADuck
"They boast that their cloning techniques might be able to develop cures for diseases that affect humans who don’t know how to bark."
LOL…WHAT? last time i checked, i'm a human, but i never wanted to bark…that's a weird ambitiont to have
haha and wow, it's like rudolph the red…bodied…puppy
Sabrina
I was thinking the same thing. Why would we want to bark? Lolol
Krystal
these dogs are so amazing I wish I had one
gara222
sick bastards…
anon
What is wrong with cloning?
anon
They should incorporate bioluminescence into the different psychedelic mushrooms out there, too ease collecting them, that would be something to use the tax money on!
By the way, this is a big breakthrough in genetic engineering, think about it, we could soon have humans with different physical traits, evolving beyond the boundries of natural selection.
Waiting in excitement for the wonderful future we now have before us!!
dan
They look incredibly tasty…
bitch
what the fuck is wrong with you guyz they are living animals
how can you get away with such a crule thing
mofo
lol
there is nothing wrong with cloning or stem cell research
Eddle
It's not like this type of experimentation is causing them pain, it's GENETIC experimentation. "Mofo".
small dog fence
So cool to know that, did not know it earlier at all.
snapperhead
cruel..mabey….but i think that it is cool… if they can get something to glow under ultra violet …. they soon should be able to make them glow on there own without a U.V light….. and the fact that they have the gentic knowlage to do something like that is pretty sweet you all have to agree
Matt
Cruel? looks like a healthy little puppy to me. About as cruel as any other kind of artificial selection… like say EVERY BREED OF DOG.
tyler
gay!!!
TYLER
fagg!!!
jlhgfjkdgljdfhuiodj
My sister glows is that bad?
asdfasdf
glow dogs whats next !
asdfasdf
glow in the dark pupies whats next!
Meghan Foster
Humans that don't know how to bark? wtf?