Scientists in South Korea have cloned and genetically altered the cells in cats to make them glow under fluorescent lighting.
No joke. There are seriously glow-in-the-dark cats in this world now. Check out that crazy photo up there!
Scientists say they plan to use this research and breakthrough in technology to study diseases and stem cells.
“Cats have similar genes to those of humans,” said veterinary professor Kong Il-keun of Gyeongsang National University. “We can make genetically modified cats that can be used to develop new cures for genetic diseases.”
As unusual at it sounds, animal clones have been genetically altered to glow green, red, blue or yellow in the dark before, including mice, rabbits and pigs. One company even sells pet "GloFish" commercially.
You can read more about the glowing felines here.
--Anna Mavromati
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