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December 15, 2007 on 11:47 am | Join the conversation. You know you want to. | In In the news, WTF

Korean scientists have created glow-in-the-dark cats. Something the world has been clamoring for and it’s about time science coughed up the goods. Or maybe a hairball. At last I’ll be able to get from my bed to the bathroom in the middle of the night without stepping on fluffy.

But you have to feel a little sorry for the cats. They rely on stealth to stalk their victims. Did science think about that when they popped off willy-nilly and said, “Glow-in-the-dark cats! Cool!”? Hmmm? Mice will see them coming from a mile away and dash for cover. Perhaps it’s part of some evil, dog-loving master plan to rid the world of kitties.

If so, they are doomed to fail: In a brilliant display of turnabout, rival Japanese scientists went and created mice that aren’t afraid of cats.