South Korean scientists have cloned cats by manipulating a fluorescent protein gene, a procedure which could help develop treatments for human genetic diseases, officials said today.
In a side-effect, the cloned cats glow in the dark when exposed to ultraviolet beams.
The photo in the article really is worth a thousand words.
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Oh hey, if I get bit by one of those would I develop super cat powers? The ability to sleep 19 hours a day, the agility to climb up to the top shelf of the bookcase and knock stuff off, furball regurgitation into shoes with pinpoin accuracy...
#116158 - 12/16/0705:39 PMRe: Blast: The Demon Kitties are Coming
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MoBOB
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I don't care to see a cat in the daytime. Why would I want to see one during the night or a power outage? BTW, a benefit of power outages is NOT seeing cats.
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