Cloned Cats That Glow In The Dark

Scientists in South Korea have cloned cats and altered their genes to make them glow various colors when exposed to ultraviolet lights. So these may be the new definition of what a true party animal is since they glow different colors under a black light. I never knew that there was a florescence protein gene that acts as a virus and causes glowing under ultraviolet lighting but apparently there is and these cats have been altered so that their genes contain this protein virus. According to the report the work done by these scientists to alter the genes of these cloned cats can help to unravel the mystery of nearly 250 genetic diseases shared by humans and cats and can also help to clone endangered tigers, leopards and other animals. For ethical reasons it is doubtful that these cats will ever be found in a pet store so no worries about Brittany Spears and Paris Hilton sporting glowing pets out at the clubs or in their "pseudo music" videos. There was a company called Genetic Savings & Clone (a cryogenic bank) that was selling cloned cats for upwards of $30,000 each but it has since gone out of the business of cloning. In California in 2004 glowing fish were banned back when they were the first transgenic pet. British scientists have injected jellyfish genes into chicken and pigs and last year Taiwanese scientists spawned glow-in-the dark pigs. It's all a scary thought and I would hate to imagine our future with glow-in-the dark genetically altered pets. Who knows how dangerous it is for the pets or the humans who hang out near them. I'd hate to have a wrestling match with my cat like I often do only to find that at night all the scratches and bites left on my arm are glowing and keeping me up at night. I may turn into the bionic woman only I could never go into stealth mode. We could tag sex offenders and criminals this way so you could find out whether your child has been messed with cause they glow when they come home. The list of crazy ideas goes on and on but lets not even consider any of the options for fear of opening up a virtual pandora's box of science ethics arguments.

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