About This Lesson
Have you heard the one about the jellyfish, the monkey, and the glow in the dark cat?
Actually, it’s no joke: scientists are experimenting with ways to combat HIV and AIDS by injecting cats with genes taken from macaque monkeys and jellyfish the latter of which makes the felines glow green or red.
What, you may wonder, do glow in the dark cats and monkey genes have to do with treating HIV?