Scientists researching the feline immunodeficiency virus have to created glow in the dark cats for study purposes. The glow-in-the-dark felines were created through a process called gamete-targeted lentiviral transgenesis.
Researchers created the effect, which is visible under a special blue light, so they can track modified genes and cells in the animals.
According to the Inquisitr:
“In an interview with LiveScience ... researcher Dr. Eric Poeschla revealed: ‘We want to see if we can protect the domestic cat against its AIDS virus, if we can protect any species, eventually including ours, against its own AIDS virus.’”