Scientists Create Fluorescent Puppy

[dem629]

A cloned beagle named Ruppy – short for Ruby Puppy – is the world's first transgenic dog. She and four other beagles all produce a fluorescent protein that glows red under ultraviolet light.

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

[joeybee12]

1. Seems to have little scientific value...

...and huge costs involved. Stupid.

[Warpy]

4. The point made in the article was that it is an advance

in transgenic cloning of larger animals that in the future can be used for genetic modeling of various human and animal diseases.

They'd already cloned fluorescent mice.

I just hope these little guys are allowed to be social animals like dogs are supposed to be.

I can see a distinct advantage, you wouldn't trip over them in a 60s crash pad lit by black light.

[Posteritatis]

9. Did you read the article or just react to the headline? (nt)

[salguine]

11. Are you kidding!? You can walk 'em at night without taking a flashlight!

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

14. Them derr sientists is dum.

[Forkboy]

2. That's great. Can we get back to a cure on cancer now?

[Javaman]

13. Try reading, it's the latest fad...

"Dogs already serve as models for diseases such as narcolepsy, certain cancers and blindness."

[Forkboy]

15. Tough room...

[adiabatic]

3. I want one that glows green. A guppy

:rofl:

[Solly Mack]

5. I guess the fluorescent cats were lonely

[merh]

22. It is an effort to balance things out.

Since the dogs weren't fluorescent they had an advantage over the cats, this is a glowing example of "balancing the playing field".

[Solly Mack]

23. teehee

[Kerrytravelers]

6. And poor Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer thought he had it bad.

[Quantess]

7. Now all the Hollywood trendmeisters will want one

to take with them into the nightclubs.

[lunatica]

8. Puts a whole new light on late night dog walking

[Deja Q]

10. I'm putting $5000 of stock into fluorescent lamp companies and Spencer Gifts...

I bet they might open a pet store too...

[Oregone]

12. Im a cat person. I never wanted a dog....Until today.

Go science. Yeah, we will get to curing sicknesses later.

[Fumesucker]

17. This is an easy method of being certain you have inserted a particular genetic sequence

If the puppy glows then you did the genetic sequencing correctly.

It would be nice to know when curing a disease via genetic methods that you could correctly insert a particular genetic sequence.

[Creena]

18. You can still have your glowing kitty.

http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/13/514602.aspx

My dog gives them the stamp of approval because they'll be easier to chase in the dark.

[Oregone]

21. WOW! I totally want one of those...

Theyll look like little demons running around at night. I am sold

[Ezlivin]

16. Now we'll have something else to wave around at concerts

Glowsticks were getting so boring.

[rcrush]

19. The Anti Christ Puppy?!

They fucking did it! Those bastards!

[Kalyke]

20. Heh - the middle puppy seems to be trying to keep the

puppy on the right from attacking the assholes who made them a freak show.



I, too, hope they're allowed to be pets. They're cute.

[BlooInBloo]

24. Interesting.