Scientists Create Fluorescent Puppy.

[Horiyoshi III]

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17003-fluorescent-puppy-is-worlds-first-transgenic-dog.html


Too far?

 

[invisyblegypsey]

WHAT IS THE PURPOUSE HAS THE WORLD GONE MADD??

 

[HarlanAshmore]

they wanted a glow in the dark dog so what

 

[cassharper]

I love Bioethics topics, it's what I plan on doing my PhD work in when I get done with law school.

So MFK, do you think transgenetics is wrong?

 

[cassharper]

WHAT IS THE PURPOUSE HAS THE WORLD GONE MADD??

It's not really identifying the purpose, because that's very clear. It's whether or not the purpose is morally sound.

 

[Bottomfeeder]

lol thats cool i wish i glowed in the dark

 

[gomezladdams]

Duuuuude!Blacklight pets!I may have to take up drugs again!

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

Next will be my baby!

 

[Juxtaroberto]

WHAT IS THE PURPOUSE HAS THE WORLD GONE MADD??

No. Keep your panties on.

The purpose was to see if it was possible to isolate certain genetic traits and transplant them to a completely different organism, and then see if they took hold without interfering with the host organism. These dogs will hopefully lead a completely normal life, and if they do, then we can work on isolating genes that are resistant to cancer and an array of pathogens and transplant them to humans. We could even transplant bat genes and end all diseases (sort of). (Bats have a really cool thing going on where they can be literally crawling with pathogens, but because of the way their immune systems work, it doesn't affect them, they're only carriers.)

they wanted a glow in the dark dog so what

LOL it would be cool if it was glow in the dark, but it only glows under UV light. Like cat urine.

 

[srikamaraja]

As long as puppy can live a long and happy life, whatever. Hooray there is a puppy.

Oh and yeah, same thing about GloFish. No suffering involved.