IP: Entrepreneur Envisions a Cat That Doesn't Cause Allergies

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> From: "the terminal of Geoff Goodfellow" <geoff () iconia com>
> To: "Dave E-mail Pamphleteer Farber" <farber () cis upenn edu>
> Subject: Entrepreneur Envisions a Cat That Doesn't Cause Allergies
> Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 08:00:43 +0200
> X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0)
> Importance: Normal
>
> Entrepreneur Envisions a Cat That Doesn't Cause Allergies
>
> By ANDREW POLLACK
> The New York Times
>
> Coming next — genetically modified pets?
>
> Transgenic Pets, a small company in Syracuse, says it is developing a
> genetically engineered cat that will not cause allergies, an effort that
> could allow millions of people who cannot now do so keep cats as pets.
>
> So far, the allergen-free cat is closer to concept than execution.
> Transgenic Pets is a shoestring operation run out of the home of its
> founder, Dr. David Avner, a 31-year- old medical resident who works in the
> emergency room of a Syracuse hospital. But the research to develop the cat
> is being done under contract by Dr. Xiangzhong Yang at the University of
> Connecticut, who is known for his work in animal cloning.
>
> "We feel confident by 2003 we'll be able to produce an allergen-free cat,"
> said Dr. Yang, explaining that the job will require genetic engineering and
> cloning. But the type of genetic manipulation and cloning required has not
> been achieved on cats.
>
> --SNIP--
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/27/science/27CAT.html
>
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> geoff.goodfellow () iconia com, Prague CZ * tel/mobil +420 (0)603 706 558
> "success is getting what you want & happiness is wanting what you get"
> http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/01/biztech/articles/17drop.html



For archives see: http://www.interesting-people.org/