Not just a fluorescent cat, not just a cloned cat: a cloned fluorescent cat. w00t 21st century?
Glow-in-the-dark cat could help cut disease
Yet another 21st century moment, because it isn't just a glowing cat, it's a glowing cloned cat.
This is, in fact, useful research*.
And an undeniably odd userpic for posts like this very one.
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* Many years ago I had a summer internship where I worked on glow-in-the-dark bacteria that had the luciferase gene added. Researchers were using luciferase as a test gene in plants: you could test for the glow to see if genes of interest+luciferase were properly inserted into the plant. This new research is similar, except it's better. Kittens are cuter than tomatoes.
Yet another 21st century moment, because it isn't just a glowing cat, it's a glowing cloned cat.
This is, in fact, useful research*.
And an undeniably odd userpic for posts like this very one.
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* Many years ago I had a summer internship where I worked on glow-in-the-dark bacteria that had the luciferase gene added. Researchers were using luciferase as a test gene in plants: you could test for the glow to see if genes of interest+luciferase were properly inserted into the plant. This new research is similar, except it's better. Kittens are cuter than tomatoes.