First they created a flourescent cat , and now they've gone and made a fluorescent puppy! Ruby Puppy (Ruppy, for short) glows red when the lights are turned out. Supposedly her hue is due to a cloning method which might lead the way in helping to cure certain types of disease. It also would be great in case she ever gets lost: “Ruby Puppy is a beagle with brown spots, who glows red in the dark. Reward offered.”

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1. Fluorescent Puppy is World’s First Transgenic Dog
2. Glow In The Dark Cat
3. “…dog-cloning is hard and making transgenic dogs, according to one geneticist, is “laborious, expensive and slow.”
4. Fluorescent Puppy (First!)

SCIENCE BUZZ: Scientists have discovered a gene in human males that regulates vasopressin and predicts whether they’ll be good at long-term relationships. Can we submit Don Draper to a DNA test to find out?

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1. “The first time that science has shown a direct link between a man’s genes and his aptitude for monogamy. “
2. Monogamy Gene Found in People
3. “People seem to find it comforting to believe that their behavior is predetermined.”
4. Of Voles and Men: My Low Vasopression Made Me Do It!
5. What The Vole Tells Us About Men And Monogamy
6. AKA The Love-Rat Gene

Twins born to a mixed-race couple in Germany have two different skin colors. Doctors are calling it a rare combination of genes, but I just call it two cute babies. Their names are Ryan and Leo.

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1. Twins Born To Mixed-Race Couple Have Different Skin Colors
2. 2 in 1 Million Chance