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Archae

(46,323 posts) Thu Jan 16, 2014, 01:06 AM Jan 2014

Look familiar? Does to me...

From cracked.com...

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Look familiar? Does to me... (Original Post) Archae Jan 2014 OP

and we made all the really big changes ages ago? Electric Monk Jan 2014 #1

What kid wouldn't want a glow in the dark puppy? adirondacker Jan 2014 #2

There had to be a reason for this. Archae Jan 2014 #3

Electric Monk

(13,869 posts)

1. and we made all the really big changes ages ago?

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Thu Jan 16, 2014, 01:11 AM

Jan 2014

http://news.discovery.com/animals/zoo-animals/beagle-dog-glows-green-110801.htm

Seems like a pretty big change to me....
(just one example)

adirondacker

(2,921 posts)

2. What kid wouldn't want a glow in the dark puppy?

Reply to Electric Monk (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 16, 2014, 01:18 AM

Jan 2014

It would spare the parents of cleaning the stickers off the walls later!

Archae

(46,323 posts)

3. There had to be a reason for this.

Reply to Electric Monk (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 16, 2014, 01:37 AM

Jan 2014

Not just "We can create a glowing puppy, muhuhahahahaha!!!" (Maniacal laugh)

From your article:

"Researchers hope such animals will help scientists track the course of disease via fluorescence."

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