Eugenic Hypoallergenic Cats
Via GeekPress: the BBC reports that Allerca is now selling hypoallergenic cats.
The company says the animals will not cause the red eyes, sneezing and even asthma triggered by cat allergy, except in the most acute cases.
Despite costing $3,950 (£2,104), there is already a waiting list to get one.
Allerca first started taking orders for hypoallergenic cats back in 2004.
Allerca used its biotech for eugenic rather than genetic modification:
It tested huge numbers of cats trying to find the tiny fraction that do not carry the glycoprotein Fel d1 - contained in an animal’s saliva, fur and skin - which often prompts an allergic reaction in humans.
Those cats were then selectively bred to produce the hypoallergenic kittens now on sale, the company says.
© 2006 M. C. DeMarco
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