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South Korea successfully clones glow-in-the-dark cats

Posted Dec 13, 2007 at 06:09PM by Nicolo S. Listed in: Science Tags: Korea, South Korea, France
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Ever wanted adorable glow-in-the-dark kittens? The cloning experts at South Korea's Gyeongsang National University apparently thought the idea of glowing cats was cool, so they "cloned cats by manipulating a fluorescent protein gene," reports the Agence France-Presse.

Supposedly for treating genetic diseases and curing cloned animals that suffer from human diseases, the project also came up with three cats that glow in the dark when exposed to ultraviolet beams. "It marked the first time in the world that cats with RFP (altered fluorescence protein) genes have been cloned," said the Ministry of Science and Technology.

Aside from the ability to produce glowing pets, this technology can also help in stem cell treatments according to cloning experts team leader Kong Il-keun. It can also be used to protect endangered animals like tigers, leopards and wildcats, he said.

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12 Comments


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   by ShadeyProphet - 2007-12-13
 » Ohh Cool!
I want one!I want one!I want one!I want one!






I want one!!!

   by weirdpeople - 2007-12-13
 » wow thats
thats creepy

   by TerrakaAiona - 2007-12-13
 » ahh...
uhh, this is kool and all...but... I'm all for scientific and medical progress... but seriously... this is just showing off for the sake of showing off....


   Re: Koolaidsred1 - 2007-12-14
 » .
idc glowing cats are cool id love to have a glowing me one day that would be crazy. Or maybe even glowing children. One can only hope :'(
   by The Obsidian - 2007-12-14
 » Clones..........
Cloning is freaking creepy...but atleast youll never lose your cat!!.............ugh.

   by jarret - 2007-12-14
 » See how you shine
When satan shoves a pitchfork up one of those freak's ass they'll glow too.


Thank you

   by hollabackitsobi - 2007-12-14
 » Yeah, I Agree
This really isn't necessary. I think some scientists just got carried away playing God. This is how that mutant ***** in the movies always starts...*shudder*


   Re: Dying_Disaster - 2007-12-15
 » playing God?
Its highly impossible to play god. after all, he apparently gave us the knowledge and the abilities to do such things.

It might be necessary one day...
   by Advertising -
   by hooger - 2007-12-14
 » ..
This is ethical how?

   by jarret - 2007-12-15
 » To the dying disaster
Its highly Impossible for ( GOD ) THE ALL MIGHTY to give you the ability to do WRONG

   by Binary - 2007-12-15
 » thats
*****ED UP!

   by marv101 - 2007-12-17
 » Flourescenses
It really is a simple process to make something "glow" under UV light. It's a simple gene normally derived from the jellyfish Aequoria victoria which makes the Jellyfish glow green (GFP - Green Flourescent Protein). Other derivatives are made by a simple amino acid change.

I've done an experiment to make bacteria produce this and reisolated the gene as well as the protein (cloning).

It's so simple that it's a first year lab experiment.

Making a cat glow isn't THAT much harder.



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