A better cat

[iTwitch]

http://arstechnica.com/journals/science.ars/2006/6/9/4278

Although they'll need to make further alterations if these cats are going to stand a chance against the super mice I've read about.

 

[neocell]

Remember how crazy the Rats of Nimh sounded, if taken literally?
Maybe not so much in the near future.
Gotta love genetic manipulations

 

[thedude110]

I know this makes me sound like a luddite, but we've gotta stop this stuff.

Certainly we've all read enough science fiction to know that hypo-allergenic cats are but one small step on the road to human enslavement ...

 

[Blue Velvet]

Although they'll need to make further alterations if these cats are going to stand a chance against the super mice I've read about.

I think they've already been testing these outside the labs already.

Tabby cat terror for black bear
A black bear got more than it bargained for after straying into a family garden in the US state of New Jersey. The unwelcome intruder was forced up a tree — twice — by the family pet, a tabby cat called Jack.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5067912.stm

 

[Tanglewood]

Here is a more indepth article on these new cats.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20060608-9999-1b8cat.html