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Fluorescent Cats

By Miss Cellania in Animal, Science & Tech on Dec 12, 2007 at 10:08 pm


150_glowcatsNeatorama has posted several stories about animals that produce fluorescent proteins after gene splicing. Now South Korean scientists have produced cloned cats that produce RFP (Red Fluorescent Protein). The cats glow in the dark when exposed to ultraviolet rays! Three such cats were cloned, and two of the Turkish Angoras have survived to adulthood. Link -via Metafilter


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  1. eh
    Dec 12th, 2007 at 10:49 pm

    cats also glow when they have ringworm

  2. Rose
    Dec 12th, 2007 at 11:40 pm

    How HORRIBLE! Another reason to experiment on cats and other animals.

  3. meg
    Dec 13th, 2007 at 12:20 am

    They also glow if they eat those ugly fourth-of-july glowing necklaces or glowsticks. Sure it's temporary, but if there's a dire need for glowing cats I'd sure go for a normal cat over these things...

  4. Chris
    Dec 13th, 2007 at 12:22 am

    I amazed how people don't realize the changes we're going to have in the biological field in the next future, especially in less bio-ethics concerned countries. I believe human cloning/DNA alteration is not so far down the road.
    Sci-fi will be reality then.

    Then I want to be a wookie :)

  5. just a guy
    Dec 13th, 2007 at 4:32 am

    I want a glowey kitteh!

    Yeah, a lot of people are freaked out by things like genetic manipulation and cybornetics, but they thrill me (like the newest on 'input to computers using only thought' technology).

    If he gets to be a wookie, i want to be a techno-jedi! Wireless 'write-only' transmitting device that converts thoughts into commands for enabled devices... like, starting your car, altering your lights/temperature in your house, changing the channel, text messaging, playing video games!, etc, all with thought!! Gha!! :D

  6. Andrew Drill
    Dec 13th, 2007 at 8:51 am

    Now cats will iluminate the streets in dark nights..sweet :)

  7. Pudifoot
    Dec 13th, 2007 at 12:24 pm

    Wasn't this mentioned in revelations? i am almost certain it is a bad sign.

  8. retrokatze
    Dec 13th, 2007 at 12:26 pm

    @Andrew Drill

    Only if you expose them to black light.

  9. swallowtail
    Dec 13th, 2007 at 12:33 pm

    @ rose

    "Another reason to experiment on cats and other animals" !?!?!

    What a scummy thing to say, @hole.

  10. The Slapster
    Dec 13th, 2007 at 8:44 pm

    Easy there swallowtail, I think Rose meant that like "We don't need another reason to experiment on animals." This is a little disturbing & really unnecessary.

  11. louisa
    Dec 13th, 2007 at 9:17 pm

    Terrible.

  12. enrique
    Dec 13th, 2007 at 10:21 pm

    sick

  13. meow
    Dec 17th, 2007 at 1:15 pm

    They are taking orders for fluorescent cats over at fluorescentcats.com. I tried to reserve one but their comment button was disabled. Hmm. How Perrrrfect.

    I want one...I'll name it Rave

  14. Sid Morrison
    Oct 25th, 2008 at 8:58 am

    YOu just know they had that "Mr. Green Genes" name picked out WAY in advance. A lot of self-kneeslapping over that one, I'm sure.

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