this has GOT to be BS, glowing cats

[kracker]

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/screwing-...ion-333252.php

Although if it is real, these things would make kickass pets. How sick would it be to have a cat that glows in the dark. Seriously though to all you science geeks, is this possible or a joke?

[rangerdavy]

They've done it with rats, so it's definitely possible.

[Virus]

It is real. They use a gene found in some types of jellyfish to produce transgenic animals. That gene codes for a florescent protein.

[WolfHound]

It is real. They use a gene found in some types of jellyfish to produce transgenic animals. That gene codes for a florescent protein.

Yes this is true in fact you can do it with bacteria and mice.

[syberia]

Great!! now old lonley ladies everywhere can afford thier electric bill without any extra cost!!

[rangerdavy]

I'm not a biologist, so I've gotta ask: how long do they glow after they die?

[DCS]

ROFLMAO

[bad credit]

We need the retrovirus engineered to do this to DNA put in tranq darts so we can shoot pesky ninjas with it. If they get away, we can hunt them down easier in the dark.

In all seriousness, though, would a glowing kitty impress the ladies? If I glowed in the dark would chicks dig it? I can't wait until gene splicing gives me lizard regeneration and claws, and low light eyes, and uh, a horse cock and eel electrocytes and uh...

Ok, I just cheesed myself out.

[melk]

Well they only glow when exposed to ultra-violet light, so it is not like they have luminesence or anything.

Secondly, unlike the picture they only glow red.
Here is a link to the CNN video on it.
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/hea...ef=videosearch

[Tyrsmann]

Maybe I'm being to PETA-like in this question but how will this affect the health of the cats and other animals who've been, um, "engineered" this way?