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    Just saw this on the news and it struck me the wrong way. I dont like it at all.



    Who the fuck came up with this idea?! Not only that but HOW?!



    Would you buy one?!
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    W.T.F.?!

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    that could be potentially dangerous from their safety against other animals at night




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    ^^^No kidding! They'd have to be permanent indoor cats.
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    This made me LOL but in a sad way.

    Plus, that'd be scary as FUCK if you wake up drunk/high on something and see this glowing cat running around.

    Shit, they're glowing eyes are scary enough.
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    I think you guys aren't seeing the point of the article. The "glow in the dark" thing was just an easily-recognized experiment on the host animal's DNA.

    From the article: "The implication is that if you can pass along the easy-to-recognize coding for fluorescent markers through cloning, you could eventually pass along more complex genetic coding. Theoretically, you could add in the coding for an endangered species, producing cloned hybrids to boost the gene pool for Sumatran tigers, Iberian lynxes and the like."

    Glowing kitties wasn't the end result, it was a test to see if they COULD change the end result. Clone but change the DNA first. It was probably just the most obvious alteration they could make--they could have changed the DNA so the cats had purple eyes or something, it would have amounted to the same thing. Now that they know it's possible, they have a lot of options for experimenting and coming up with real breakthroughs.


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    I hope they are not hurting those cats. this kinda makes me sick to my stomach....
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    This pisses me the fuck off!!

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    I don't like this either. I can't see cats wanting to glow. This makes me sad.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SundayMorning View Post
    I think you guys aren't seeing the point of the article. The "glow in the dark" thing was just an easily-recognized experiment on the host animal's DNA.

    From the article: "The implication is that if you can pass along the easy-to-recognize coding for fluorescent markers through cloning, you could eventually pass along more complex genetic coding. Theoretically, you could add in the coding for an endangered species, producing cloned hybrids to boost the gene pool for Sumatran tigers, Iberian lynxes and the like."

    Glowing kitties wasn't the end result, it was a test to see if they COULD change the end result. Clone but change the DNA first. It was probably just the most obvious alteration they could make--they could have changed the DNA so the cats had purple eyes or something, it would have amounted to the same thing. Now that they know it's possible, they have a lot of options for experimenting and coming up with real breakthroughs.
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    lulz seriously. It's science! The experiment is just producing a genetic marker for phosphorescent bacteria, like in deep sea creatures. It's not harmful to the cats. Scientists could probably make humans glow too.

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    I have a confession... i didnt read the article... but i looked at the pics and saw the video




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    Quote Originally Posted by pookie View Post
    I have a confession... i didnt read the article... but i looked at the pics and saw the video

    You don't have to feel so bad. Apparently 90% of the respondents to the original article didn't read it either. There are some doozy animal rights rants; which would be unnecessary had the respondents actually read the articles.


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    I read the article, and it still pisses me off.

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    They've been doing this for a while with fish. Taking the naturally ocurring phosphorescent/ flourescent gene from deep sea creatures and injecting it into other fish eggs to create 'glow in the dark' fish. They say that the glowing cells are activated when the fish becomes stressed in situations such as coming into contact with pollutants.


    And what sunday morning said.

    I'm a bit torn on this one. The outcome is potentially very useful but I always have trouble with the initial animal testing part.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SarahSynn View Post
    I read the article, and it still pisses me off.
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    I'm a bit torn on this one. The outcome is potentially very useful but I always have trouble with the initial animal testing part.

    Same here.

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    I still think it'd be trippy as fuck. Article or not.
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    Could you imagine trippin on acid or shrooms and seeing that cat walk into the room. Freaky! LOL

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    Quote Originally Posted by AudreyLeigh View Post
    Could you imagine trippin on acid or shrooms and seeing that cat walk into the room. Freaky! LOL
    LOL I would freak the fuck out, and my current kitty (non-glowing) would probably do the same!

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    Quote Originally Posted by LoveSexMoney View Post
    now thats funny!

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    The animal testing bothers me a bit, but...I hate to say it...they made the kitties glow for a "good?" reason. Not just to make them glow.

    Yes, it's totally freaky... I'd jump out of my skin if I saw a glowing cat. But omg, the potential is huge for what they could learn.




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    THIS is what the world spends money on... Ayyy

    Those poor cats.

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