Get your hypoallerginic kitties!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Nephythys

Um, the title says "Genetically Modified Cats for Sale"

Gene silencing is an interesting bit of science. Basically, rather than cutting genes out or modifying genes, instead it takes advantage of a strange quirk in cellular self-defense. Basically, if you insert a gene that's the combination of an existing gene + its mirror image (a common structure of viruses), there's a built in mechanism that identifies that mirror image gene as faulty and goes about destroying the product of BOTH the introduced double gene and the original gene. So it's a relatively non-invasive way of shutting of a single gene without major genetic manipulation.

[€uroMeinke]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Gene silencing is an interesting bit of science. Basically, rather than cutting genes out or modifying genes, instead it takes advantage of a strange quirk in cellular self-defense. Basically, if you insert a gene that's the combination of an existing gene + its mirror image (a common structure of viruses), there's a built in mechanism that identifies that mirror image gene as faulty and goes about destroying the product of BOTH the introduced double gene and the original gene. So it's a relatively non-invasive way of shutting of a single gene without major genetic manipulation.

Thank you for turning the wikipedia goobledegook into something understandable. Still I weep for all the allergenic kitties out there who still need a home - and sniffle a bit too since I have a cat allergy.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

Thank you for turning the wikipedia goobledegook into something understandable. Still I weep for all the allergenic kitties out there who still need a home - and sniffle a bit too since I have a cat allergy.

One day, all kitties will be hypoallergenic

[€uroMeinke]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

One day, all kitties will be hypoallergenic

Not if they don't allow them to reproduce

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Here is how it works. It's a breeding program. Old school, really. They gene sequenced the cats and bred them accordingly. No genetic manipulation.

Not RNAi. Oh well.

[RStar]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

Not if they don't allow them to reproduce

If the don't reproduce with other non-hypos, they'll go back to being dander cats most likely anyway.

Hey, we can start a whole new set of nick names for these cats now! Cool, new verbage!!

[RStar]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Here is how it works. It's a breeding program. Old school, really. They gene sequenced the cats and bred them accordingly. No genetic manipulation.

Thanks CP, I knew I'd heard that.