South Koreans clone cats that glow in the dark

Dec 12, 2007 17:23



South Korean scientists have cloned cats by manipulating a fluorescent protein gene, a procedure which could help develop treatments for human genetic diseases, officials said Wednesday.

In a side-effect, the cloned cats glow in the dark when exposed to ultraviolet beams.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071212/ts_afp/healthscienceskoreacloning;_ylt=ArpBDQc7W9PeTCE3ZllCW_ms0NUE

Edit: Additional, longer article:
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9833107-7.html?tag=nefd.only

cat, gene, feline, fluorescent, cloning

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