Korean Scientists Clone Glow-in-the-Dark Cats

by H.S. Ayoub, DMD
BioHealth Investor



Scientists at the Ministry of Science and Technology in Seoul announced the cloning of three cats that glow in the dark when exposed to UV radiation.

The cloned cats carry a manipulated fluorescent protein gene which could aid in finding treatment for many human disease conditions. Cats are affected by 250 different types of genetic conditions that mirror those affecting humans.

It may now be possible to produce cloned cats as varying models of human disease, and the flourescence can aid researchers in visualizing how different areas of the body are affected by certain diseases, and how successful different therapies are in combating those conditions.

Let's just hope this isn't another Hwang Woo-Suk type announcement. The Korean scientist was hailed as a national hero after announcing the very first isolation of human stem cells, only to be found as a fake.

And if these cloned cats are found not to have much use for medicine then at the very least, Holloween should be much more fun!





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