No, I am not referring to Jessica Alba! I am talking about a rabbit that was made to glow.
"Alba is a rabbit that was genetically created in 2000 for artist Eduardo Kac by French geneticist Louis-Marie Houdebine with the GFP gene found in the jellyfish Aequorea victoria and the sea pansy that fluoresces green when exposed to blue light, and when Alba was exposed to such light she would literally glow green." (Wikipedia)
Why?? I don't know. Its a pet and a night light for those of you who are afraid of the dark. Poor little rabbit.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
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i want one of those!! it could light the way to the bathroom at night, so i wont run into things anymore. lets get a pet!
that is really weird.
Now, I like things that glow in the dark, but I just think a living bunny that glows would be a bit creepy.
Please don't think that I go around labeling myself all the time. That post was really to prove that I don't fit into any one label, even though people keep trying to put me into one.
When do they finally start testing with humans. I'm sure some willing exemplares are out there and they can say "YES".
For what on earth do we need glowing rabbits???
THAT is scary... on the other hand, it would be funny if my cat would glow while she is out hunting little mice. ;)
lol I love it! In my zoology class we were talking about this. I so have to show my prof. this! lol
I am reminded of a scene from "Jurassic Park": "John" and the others are sitting around a table, discussing the cloning of dinosaurs. John and his colleagues are praising what they have done. Then "Ian Malcom" counters this with the argument that the dinosaurs had their chance on earth, and lost it. He says that just because John and his colleagues could clone dinosaurs--doesn't mean that they should have.
Science without ethics can easily destroy us. Yes, we can do all of these amazing things now--but should we? This question should always be asked, whenever we pursue new scientific advancements. For example: American scientists invented the atomic bomb, but should they have?
And Truman authorized the use of this bomb, thereby the United States committed a terrorist act against innocent Japanese civilians. When Truman was discussing the ability to use the bomb with his cabinet, the question of whether it should have been used never came up. Sure, many American soldiers were saved, because of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But far more innocent Japanese civilians were destroyed. And the Cold War also resulted from this terrorist act.
I realize most scientists have good intentions, in their relentless pursuit of greater technology. But they should always remember: "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions."
@ Scott- Thank you, first off for reading my old posts. Secondly, thank you for your input. Science is definitly a dangerous thing. Just look at the CERN testing. There is a posibility they may kill us all. My only comment to Science is- How will we move forward as people unless we do studies and testing?
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