Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have done it again… GLOW IN THE DARK KITTIES!!! Srsly.
They were genetically altering cats to try and make them resistant to the feline AIDS virus.
The reason for making them glow was to be able to put them under black light and see if they actually did glow, because if they did, then it means that the genetic modification actually worked.
One of the researchers said:
“We want to see if we can protect the domestic cat against its AIDS virus, if we can protect any species, eventually including ours, against its own AIDS virus.”
Curing AIDS and making kittens cuter… we can├óΓé¼Γäót think of a better way for scientists to spend their time.
[Image via WENN.]
Sep 13, 2011 08:00am PDT
