Glow in the Dark Beagles

[rockouthippie]

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean scientists say they have engineered four beagles that glow red using cloning techniques that could help develop cures for human diseases. The four dogs, all named "Ruppy" _ a combination of the words "ruby" and "puppy" _ look like typical beagles by daylight.

But they glow red under ultraviolet light, and the dogs' nails and abdomens, which have thin skins, look red even to the naked eye.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/0..._n_192512.html

[dlinkwit27]

Can someone explain to me how glowing under UV light helps develop cures for diseases?


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The glowing dogs show that it is possible to successfully insert genes with a specific trait, which could lead to implanting other, non-fluorescent genes that could help treat specific diseases, Lee said.

[rockouthippie]

Wow! Glow in the dark puppies dude!