Yet 1 More Reason Cats Rule and Dogs Drool

Stop growling fido, can't you take a little teasing?

Some of my best friends are mans as well. ;-D

The reason for the headline comes from a brief story from HealthDay News:

Scientists have sequenced the genome of the domestic cat (Felis catus), an advance they say will lead to health benefits for the popular pets and provide an excellent model for human disease.

A four-year-old Abyssinian cat named Cinnamon, whose lineage can be traced back several generations to Sweden, was the subject of the genome sequencing by scientists with the Cat Genome Project, based at the U.S. National Cancer Institute. The project was authorized three years ago by the U.S. National Human Genome Research Institute.

Abyssinians, the world over, especially Rush Limbaugh's Punkin, will be insufferablely full of themselves for weeks once word gets around. ;-D

You have been warned! ;-D

Cat's Genome Map Purrfected: Blueprint of feline DNA could help humans, too, scientists say.

Comments

[The Crew]

Hi Nikita, glad to meet you. Welcome to our cat blogging community.

I'm a big guy too, but I'm not FAT!! I prefer to think of myself as well built.

Max S

PS Stop over and visit us.

[Dragonheart]

Hello Nikita! Nice to meet you. :) I'm Dragonheart, a Sphynx living in Munich, Germany, with two Canadians.

Very interesting news - thanks for sharing!

[Victor Tabbycat]

Hi, Nikita! So, yur frum OC, CA?

My beans growed up in LA, CA, in Manhattan Beach.

But I's glad they moofed to Whiskonsin, cuz that's where Bonnie an I dopted them.

Purrs,
Victor

[Captain Jack & Dante]

Hi Nikita!

It's very good to meet you!

We are new to the blogging cat community but are really enjoying meeting all of our new friends.

We just wanted to pop by and sai Hi!!!

[KC]

O, hi. Good to meet u's, too. enjoyed reading yours bloggie.
Purrs, KC

[Nikita]

Wow!

So many fellow cats and cat bloggers showed up today we almost ran out of catnip and Sci-Di!

Must remind Daddy to get more! ;-D

Thank You all who commented!

DRAGONHEART: U R Welcome! ;-D

VICTOR: Not originally from Orange County, but a few miles north of it. ;-D

CAPT. JACK & DANTE: Welcome to the Blogosphere!

Glad to meet U 2, KC! ;-D
MAX: Well built! Yup, that's the ticket! ;-D

[Karen Jo]

Thank you for commenting on my blog and adding me to your blogroll.

I will be adding you to mine, as well.

Welcome to the Cat Blogosphere.

The article about sequencing the genome of an Abyssinian cat is very interesting.

Thank you for sharing it with us.