South Korean scientists have cloned cats that glow red when exposed to ultraviolet rays.
A picture taken through a special filter in a dark room shows a cat, left, with a red fluorescent protein that makes the animal glow in the dark when exposed to ultraviolet rays. On the right is a normal cloned cat.
(Choi Byung-kil/Yonhap/Associated Press) The country's Science and Technology Ministry said in Seoul on Wednesday it's an achievement that could help develop cures for human genetic diseases.
Three Turkish Angora cats born in January and February through cloning have an added gene that produces a red fluorescent protein that makes them glow in the dark.
One died at birth, but the two others survived.
The ministry said it's the first time cats have been cloned with modified genes.
The development shows that genes can be successfully inserted in the course of cloning, paving the way for producing lab cats with genetic diseases to help develop new treatments.
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(Choi Byung-kil/Yonhap/Associated Press)
Three Turkish Angora cats born in January and February through cloning have an added gene that produces a red fluorescent protein that makes them glow in the dark.
One died at birth, but the two others survived.
The ministry said it's the first time cats have been cloned with modified genes.
The development shows that genes can be successfully inserted in the course of cloning, paving the way for producing lab cats with genetic diseases to help develop new treatments.
Full story
Is this cruelty to animals or scientific progress?
More...
