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OK so what is with the South Korean's needs to make (cloned) glow in the dark critters? They just claimed to make glow in the dark dogs. You can see the dogs in THIS video.

SKorean experts claim to have cloned glowing dogs

SEOUL, South Korea – South Korean scientists say they have engineered four beagles that glow red using cloning techniques that could help develop cures for human diseases. The four dogs, all named "Ruppy" — a combination of the words "ruby" and "puppy" — look like typical beagles by daylight.

But they glow red under ultraviolet light, and the dogs' nails and abdomens, which have thin skins, look red even to the naked eye.

Seoul National University professor Lee Byeong-chun, head of the research team, called them the world's first transgenic dogs carrying fluorescent genes, an achievement that goes beyond just the glowing novelty.

Almost a year and a half ago they cloned cats (same reason). I dunno I see it more as a look at me. I mean what purpose have these animals helped in? The only thing I have heard is to cause some media hype. I just hate to see animals exploited. Now if they really are used to help study and find a cure then fine.

South Korean Scientists Clone Glowing Cat
South Korean scientists clone cat that glows red

Cloning is a topic of much debate that has uses for good and uses that aren't so good. Being able to clone animals with specific disease states could make it easier for researchers to tackle genetic diseases that affect animals and humans alike.

In 2005 the infamous Hwang Woo Suk, South Korean cloning scientist, admitted to falsifying stem cell cloning research. Even when it was later found that Suk had actually made a possibly larger breakthrough than the faked research suggested, the damage was already done and Suk was fired and faces legal ramifications for his falsified work.

Another group of South Korean scientists has cloned cats with a florescent protein gene that makes them glow red in ultra violet light. Similar techniques have been used in everything from roundworms to goldfish to pigs. The procedure used in the cloning process is hoped to be able to help develop treatments for genetic diseases.

So who wants a glow in the dark critter? I admit the cats are kinda freaky cool

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Re: Glow in the dark pets
Um....yeah.....weird.....I think that I would get a little freaked out in the middle of the night. Sometimes I would get freaked out by my cat's eyes reflecting light in the night time...I can only imagine if their whole body was glowing.
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Yeah I'm sure about 3am those cats would scare the crap out of anyone. My mother in law is really scared of cat (hummm makes ya wonder why I have cats). I could so have fun with those kittys Devil

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Uh I'll pass, I think cats are creepy anyway, I can't imagine waking up in the middle of the night and see one glowing! Hides Eyes I'm getting the shivers just thinking about it.

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