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Korean scientist had cloned cats which glowed red in dark.

The researchers at Gyeongsang National University, headed by Kong Il-keun, produced several of the kittens early this year, modifying a gene to change their skin color, government news media reported.

Since the case of Hwang Woo-Suk, people are being more skeptical to Korean researches. Many people are amazed by how the glowing cats, but not the contribution of the glowing cats give. Some may say that these cats are just to for Korean public relation.
These cats are cloned from modified gene from mother cat. The fluorescent gene was inserted into the gene before transplanting into the egg. As cats have similar gene as human, this indicates that such method can be used to cure genetic disorders in human.

It’s kind of scaring to have a glowing cat at home. Cats are not the only animals that are modified to glow, other animals such as fish, rabbit and pig also glowed before.
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