Sun Dec 16, 2007 4:01 pm
eilu wrote:Candy Cane Twiz wrote:I believe in the article it said something about how it would help them research diseases that both cats and humans get, but I don't see how glowing in the dark can help with that...
well, with the glowing pigs they said something along the lines of "since they glow we don't have to xray them to see their insides" and said they instead use a special light (blacklight, I think). Something along those lines, I guess.
Sun Dec 16, 2007 6:53 pm
Asthaloth wrote:eilu wrote:Candy Cane Twiz wrote:I believe in the article it said something about how it would help them research diseases that both cats and humans get, but I don't see how glowing in the dark can help with that...
well, with the glowing pigs they said something along the lines of "since they glow we don't have to xray them to see their insides" and said they instead use a special light (blacklight, I think). Something along those lines, I guess.
Question 1 of science.
Can we do it?
A: Yes.
Question 2:
Why would you?
A: Because we can.
Seriously.
Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:58 am
Mon Dec 17, 2007 2:25 am
Kitten Medli wrote:Quote. For. Truth.
I really don't find this cool at all, but that's just me. I don't like the idea of messing with things like that..
Mon Dec 17, 2007 6:49 am
Mon Dec 17, 2007 9:26 am
theonlysaneone wrote:According to the article, Texas A&M (the school I'm going to next year) made the first glowing cat. This isn't out of character for them; a few years ago they made maroon carrots. They're like the Willy Wonkas of genetics.