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Ministry of Science and Technology South Korean scientists say
they have cloned cats whose genes have been altered so that they
glow in the dark - taking advantage of a technological twist
that could someday be used to make more dramatic genetic changes
in all sorts of creatures. A research team at Gyeongsang
National University, headed by Kong Il-Keun, produced several
kitty clones in January and February, the government-managed
Korea.net news service reported Wednesday. This week the
scientists showed off the cats, which now weigh about 7 pounds
(3 to 3.5 kilograms) and glow a dull red under ultraviolet
light. "The ability to manipulate the fluorescent protein and
use this to clone cats opens new horizons for artificially
creating animals with human illnesses linked to genetic causes,"
the Ministry of Science and Technology said in Wednesday's
report. The procedure for cloning a cat has been around for six
years, and Kong himself first performed