While I was eating dinner the news reporter blurted out "Japanese scientists have created glow-in-the dark monkeys", and I nearly choked on my food from laughing.

But it was no joke.
From what I gather, the glowing monkeys are part of the research into genetic cures for diseases like Parkinsons, Alzheimers, cancer, etc...
The way I understand it, the successful implantation of flourescent genes into these monkeys gives hope to the future implantation of disease fighting genetic material into Humans.

Hahah. Assuming it works as some type of prevention system for those diseases. Would YOU want your child to be the only child in school to Glow in the dark lol :P

Do you have any links to this research ralf?

O_O

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this isn't that new. I don't know whether they were Japanese or not but a group of scientiest have done this with mice as well.

Look at the source: It's from 2006

http://www.videovat.com/videos/963/glow-in-dark-mice.aspx

First, if it saves my life, I don't mind glowing in the dark.

Second, does this mean we are close to that Jurassic Park thing? that would be cool!

Taiwan created glow in the dark pigs years ago, whats the big deal.

i want a glowing penis

Hahah ^

if only that can be marketed!

Taiwan did it in 2006



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4605202.stm

ok really....they just shine green light on them lulz.

Shouldn't it be a glowing pussy so it's easier to shoot in the dark

it should be glowing cum so i can see if my juices hit the jackpot

Imagine going to a nightclub and having your skin glow under the UV lights.
But I don't think the intention of doctors is to make you glow like the radioactive kid.
This was only a test done with a simple marker to see if the implantation technique works.

The possibilities of this kind of research are both cool and dangerous.
I guess the significance of success with primates is that they are genetically closer to us than mice.
It seems that if the genetic techniques work on monkeys, they are also more likely to work on Humans.
This raises the possibility of improving the lives of people suffering from degenerative diseases.
It also raises the fears that Human genetic modification will create social problems and as yet unknown medical conditions.