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Thread: The glow-in-the-dark kitty
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2023-03-08, 02:19 PM (ISO 8601)
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The glow-in-the-dark kitty
Seen on Smithsonian
Originally Posted by Smithsonian
"We were looking to create an FIV-resistant kitty, but got a glow-in-the-dark one instead" has to be the most amusing thing I've read all year. And that makes a great "wizard did it backstory" for half the monster manual as well
Respectfully,
Brian P."Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later, that debt is paid."
-Valery Legasov in Chernobyl
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2023-03-09, 09:16 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The glow-in-the-dark kitty
"we got a glow-in-the-dark one instead" kind of misrepresents the intent of this science, and adds a sense of error or serendipity that really isn't there. How about this:
We were hoping to find out if our new method of inserting a specific gene would create an FIV-resistant kitty. This method hasn't been tried in kitties before, so we needed a way to check the gene was actually inserted. We don't want to needlessly give FIV to defenceless kitties if the gene was never inserted! So we used a known marker that would show us if the gene was there.
Good news, it's there right where we want it - we can see it because the kittens glow in the dark. Better still, they can pass it on to their offspring - no need to mess around with cloning! Best of all, some cells from these kitties are looking resistant to FIV. All of these steps give us hope that the kitties we have made will be resistant to FIV infection, and give us new insights into preventing FIV in other cats.I'm pretty much the opposite of concise. If I fail to get to the point, please ask me and I'm happy to (attempt to) clarify.
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2023-03-17, 11:24 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The glow-in-the-dark kitty
Also, I think the scientists are playing it down to look more professional, but the scientists are probably as excited about the glowing aspect as everyone else.
The thing is the Azurites don't use a single color; they use a single hue. The use light blue, dark blue, black, white, glossy blue, off-white with a bluish tint. They sky's the limit, as long as it's blue.