Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Rise of the Planet of the Kitties

The other day, this article was posted on Popsci.com. The headline reads, "Glow-In-The-Dark Cats Could Provide Answers About AIDS." No, you did not misread that. That is actually what the article is about. Genetically modified cats that glow in the dark and may be resistant to feline AIDS. Here's a picture of the Teenage Mutant Glow-in-the-Dark Kitties:





Animal cruelty issues aside, I can't help but think these guys should have watched "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" before proceeding with these experiments... Granted, I admit that "Rise of the Planet of the Kitties" doesn't really sound as scary as Apes, but I have to say that giant radioactive kittens would probably be quite terrifying in real life, if not on the big screen.

In any event, I definitely think that they have won the WTF of the Year Award. Granted, it is true that there are still three-and-a-half months left in 2011, but I think that prospective contestants for the not-so-coveted award will be rather hard-pressed to top this one.

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