First Fluorescent Cat in U.S. Will Aid Endangered Species 10-23-2008 9:49 pm   -  NBC News

The researchers made him so they could learn whether a gene could be introduced harmlessly into the feline's genetic sequence to create what is formally known as a transgenic cat. If so, it would be the first step in a process that could lead to the development of ways to combat diseases via gene therapy.

Hundreds Of New Species Found In Australian Waters 10-08-2008 10:42 am   -  NTDTV

Times Online: Over 270 new marine species – including fish, crustaceans, molluscs, sponges and corals - and 80 previously unknown seamounts, or underwater mountains, were discovered in a marine park 100 nautical miles off the coast of Tasmania in the Southern Ocean.