Scientists create Glowing Cats...

[sizzla89]

GREEN glowing cats have been created by scientists hoping to beat the Aids virus.

Tabbies had a gene from a fluorescent jellyfish inserted into their DNA — and have since given birth to luminous kittens.

When placed under blue light, their fur, claws and whiskers emit the eerie glow. US researchers used the glowing gene to track a protein found in macaque monkeys that stops them developing Aids. The protein was also inserted in the cats' DNA.

The cats became resistant to FIV, the feline version of the Aids virus HIV. Eric Poeschla — leading the New York study — said: "This can help cats and people."


I want HIV stopped as much as anyone -- I've lost a lot of friends, loved ones, co-workers to the virus. But, I feel strongly it is way too dangerous to mess with genes like this -- would you really want your grandchildren to glow in the dark? And, I don't believe we have the right to mess with other, non-consenting sentient beings in such ways. It is so cruel, it is unethical. Have you seen photos of chimpanzees who have grown old being tortured with sickness, isolation and medical procedure torments for the sake of human health? Horrifying.

[nioboi]

yeah but i rather the animals than us

[jeevdude199]

awwww look at the glowing nookie.............

[jeevdude199]

y does meow change to nookie? i'm such a n00b

[jeevdude199]

oh i am failing at this thread........

[DFC]

[Bizzare]

jeevdude, jeezdude!!

[shake d livin wake d dead]

if at 1 in the morning I see ah glowing cyat run across d road,I would be like wdmc,that sheit would be scary,no doubt.....

[speedaholic]

i think it only glows under a blacklight...

[Mark!]

sure nobody in this ched read the article and everybody jus watch the pic of the glowing ketteh

[Bezman]

they only used the glowing genes from the jelly fish to track the proteins in the monkeys to get the dna needed to stop the FIV in cats... your grand children will not glow, and if given the chance, i am sure any of your lost friends etc would prefer to glow than be gone.. but i hear ya on the messing with genes, but this is where we are headed, like it or not, hopefully we all live to see and beat cancer when they find a cure for it and others through medicine/technology/genealogy like this

[BrotherHood]

they only used the glowing genes from the jelly fish to track the proteins in the monkeys to get the dna needed to stop the FIV in cats... your grand children will not glow, and if given the chance, i am sure any of your lost friends etc would prefer to glow than be gone.. but i hear ya on the messing with genes, but this is where we are headed, like it or not, hopefully we all live to see and beat cancer when they find a cure for it and others through medicine/technology/genealogy like this

X2

[SmokeyGTi]

shucks, i thought the thread was about how they found a way to help mankind find it in the dark...

[Trini Hookah]

they only used the glowing genes from the jelly fish to track the proteins in the monkeys to get the dna needed to stop the FIV in cats... your grand children will not glow, and if given the chance, i am sure any of your lost friends etc would prefer to glow than be gone.. but i hear ya on the messing with genes, but this is where we are headed, like it or not, hopefully we all live to see and beat cancer when they find a cure for it and others through medicine/technology/genealogy like this

Not to be a pessimist but the day they find a cure for AIDS/HIV, I won't be surprised to hear the discovery of a stronger strain of virus.

[MISHI]

here we go I gonna see what happens when I post it on 4chan. New meme?

[wagonrunner]

they only used the glowing genes from the jelly fish to track the proteins in the monkeys to get the dna needed to stop the FIV in cats... your grand children will not glow, and if given the chance, i am sure any of your lost friends etc would prefer to glow than be gone.. but i hear ya on the messing with genes, but this is where we are headed, like it or not, hopefully we all live to see and beat cancer when they find a cure for it and others through medicine/technology/genealogy like this

not gonna happen.
the mulah is in people buying treatments. not curing the diseases.

[Bizzare]

You are not gonna believe me when I say, I personally know doctors who have cured HIV and the patients they have cured and continue to do so, right here in Trinidad. Believe me?
And your question is gonna be - "why don't they come forth?"

[rollingstock]

You are not gonna believe me when I say, I personally know doctors who have cured HIV and the patients they have cured and continue to do so, right here in Trinidad. Believe me?
And your question is gonna be - "why don't they come forth?"

Trevor Sayers beat you with his stupid stick huh?

[Soundwave]

alf is gonna be pissed...

[~*Pãñdorą*~]

You are not gonna believe me when I say, I personally know doctors who have cured HIV and the patients they have cured and continue to do so, right here in Trinidad. Believe me?
And your question is gonna be - "why don't they come forth?"

Trevor Sayers beat you with his stupid stick huh?

[stev]

i think it only glows under a blacklight...

in that case i can make my own glowing cat... hehehe

[Hook]

"F.I.V." huh...rly? RLY?

[Seeker]

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