Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I couldn't discover the reason for this experiment. Something that makes sense?

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting teddybearcholla, reply 1

I couldn't discover the reason for this experiment. Something that makes sense?

To cure feline AIDS, Barb. Feline AIDS is very close to Human AIDS. Hopefully a cure is in the works. Dunno if I wanna glow in the dark, tho.

 

Not that I have AIDS, but if I did, I guess glowing is better than dying of AIDS.

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Quoting RedneckDude, reply 2
To cure feline AIDS, Barb. Feline AIDS is very close to Human AIDS. Hopefully a cure is in the works. Dunno if I wanna glow in the dark, tho.

 

Not that I have AIDS, but if I did, I guess glowing is better than dying of AIDS.
 Thank you Jim!  Yes, glowing would be better. 

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting RedneckDude, reply 2
To cure feline AIDS, Barb. Feline AIDS is very close to Human AIDS. Hopefully a cure is in the works. Dunno if I wanna glow in the dark, tho.

Not that I have AIDS, but if I did, I guess glowing is better than dying of AIDS.

Thank god it wasn´t for some scientists amusement, that would have pissed me off immensley to put it mildly ^_^' :sun:

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting teddybearcholla, reply 1
I couldn't discover the reason for this experiment. Something that makes sense?
More on this. They have actually made several different Glow In The Dark Critters including blacklight glowing piglets 

Why, you ask?

The pigs' embryos were injected with a molecule from bioluminescent jellyfish that carries instructions to make green fluorescent protein, or GFP. This technique allows researchers to attach harmless glow-in-the-dark tags to specific proteins in animals. The scientists who discovered and developed GFP earned a Nobel Prize in 2008, and researchers have previously created glowing bunnies, frogs and even glow-in-the-dark cats in the name of science. 

Kinda puts a new "light" on putting out the cat at night. ;)

Reply #6 from Elemental Forums Top

It's clear why they did this when you see a picture of the scientist responsible:

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thank you Wiz! Interesting, but I won't tell my cat about this !  

lol  Cauldyth!

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Wizard1956, reply 5
in the name of science.
Sus..... <_<

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Quoting RedneckDude, reply 2
To cure feline AIDS, Barb. Feline AIDS is very close to Human AIDS. Hopefully a cure is in the works.

yeah...  :-|    my li'l adopted rescue boy is FIV+ ....no one else would take him on.... and he is an amazing little character... we keep him inside so he doesn't pass it on...and doesn't have the opportunity to get infections from cuts etc to stress his immune system.... so far... a good quality high protein diet and jumping on small infections like gingivitis etc quickly... is the only course really at the moment... some seem to live to good ages... some, it's a horrible outcome... sorta like... russian roulette...  :(

he's probably.... not quite 3... I hope they're working hard & fast... 

Reply #10 from Sins Forums Top

That's so sad.

Reply #11 from Elemental Forums Top
May they find/create the cure very soon...
Reply #12 from Sins Forums Top

Wow very interesting research.

As for the glow in the dark part it is being used today as far I know for for the fun of making glow but to be able to keep track of which animals are genetically modified and which aren't. The fact that the cat glows probably has little context to his virus resistance. Unless they tied the virus resistance in the GFP it's self.