Finally, a solution to the problem of tripping over cats in the dark:
AFP: South Koreans clone cats that glow in the dark
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Finally, a solution to the problem of tripping over cats in the dark:
AFP: South Koreans clone cats that glow in the dark
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From experience, it has to be very dark to trip over a white furred cat, and these would need UV lamps anyway. Still, the implication of the technique looks important.
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There are some cats you just don't have to worry about tripping over.
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Strange?!?!
The article says they cloned three cats and there are three cats in the pictures, but the article also says one was stillborn.
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They're RepliCats! Move over, Tribbles, you have a new rival!Originally Posted by Kaptain K
Strange?!?!
The article says they cloned three cats and there are three cats in the pictures, but the article also says one was stillborn.
STARGAZING: All I see are the lights of a billion places I'll never go. --Howard Tayler, Schlock Mercenary
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hey Kap, have another cup of coffee and look close. When the lights were out, only two glowed in the dark.Strange?!?!
The article says they cloned three cats and there are three cats in the pictures, but the article also says one was stillborn.
Think about it.
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That is both cool and creepy. Its bad enough I wake up in the middle of the night to the sound of the cat snoring or washing herself; I don't need to see her glowing in the dark.
Still, might be good for mice, if they could evolve UV emitters.
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Yes, if you have ultraviolet vision.
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1) There are three live cats in the normal light photo.
2) In the dark photo, the one that doesn't glow about the same size as the other two. Definitely not stillborn!
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I wonder where they got that idea....
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From the article, and bolding is mine.
I'm assuming the one on the right is the original copy.The cats were born in January and February. One was stillborn while two others grew to become adult Turkish Angoras, weighing 3.0 kilogrammes (6.6 pounds) and 3.5 kilogrammes.
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Cat-related frankenstein news of the day for 2007 December 13:
AP: Japan Scientists Develop Fearless Mouse
The age-old animosity between cats and mice could be a thing of the past with genetically modified mice that Japanese scientists say show no fear and shed new light on mammal behavior.
Scientists at Tokyo University say they have used genetic engineering to successfully switch off a mouse's instinct to cower at the smell or presence of cats — showing that fear is genetically hardwired and not learned through experience, as commonly believed.
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In nature, fearless mice are known as "food."
Edit: Thsi sounded familiar. Something similar has been done before:
http://www.nih.gov/news/radio/dec2005/12162005mice.htm
Researchers have found that by knocking out a gene in the brain, they can create a mouse that is not bothered by situations that would ordinarily trigger instinctive or learned fear responses — hence a living, breathing "Mighty Mouse". According to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health, a gene in the mouse brain encoding a protein called "stathmin" appears to be critical in forming fear memories.
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That's cool! Will it work for dogs?
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Will what work? Most dogs are fairly fearless already.
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Think they can turn off the gene that makes little dogs annoying and yappy to the point where punting sounds like a great idea?
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I trip over my dog's tail a lot (accidentally) when I come in from watching the stars, and if I could shine a UV flashlight in front of me, I'd see it glowing and step around it.
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Wolves are the ancestors of dogs. Adult wolves do not yap or bark. I've heard it said that dogs are a case of arrested development - trapped in perpetual puppy hood!
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If you're going to use a flashlight, why not a regular one that shows you every obstacle and not just pet-related ones? Or just turn the lights on?
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You'd think the dog would eventually figure out how to keep the tail out of danger. Maybe if you step on the tail hard, he'll get the idea!
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Similarly, adult wild cats do not meow, only infants. I think that even applies to feral domestic cats.Wolves are the ancestors of dogs. Adult wolves do not yap or bark. I've heard it said that dogs are a case of arrested development - trapped in perpetual puppy hood!
I saw a segment on the fearless mouse last night on the "news". I wanted to ask how they modified the cat to have no interest in the mouse!
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From what I'd read, the "fearless" mouse's genes suppress the development of cells in the nose. If so, it sounds like the mouse isn't detecting that the furry object is a cat, not that its fear was suppressed.
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You can raise cats with mice, and you'll occasionally see videos like that. Of course, that cat will never be a good mouser, and you still might occasionally lose a mouse if the cat gets too playful.
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The sense of smell is closely tied to emotional responses. The mouse certainly sees the cat (though they don't have the best vision), but they probably don't have the same reaction because the emotional response isn't there.
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