Allerca | The Hypo-Allergenic Cat

Genetically engineering a Hypo-Allergenic Cat seems kind of wrong to me.
The cat allergen is a potent protein secreted by the cat’s skin and salivary glands. Removal of the allergen will not harm the cats in any way. The resulting hypoallergenic cats will improve the health and quality of life for millions of cat-allergy sufferers.
If cats have always secreted the mystical "cat allergen" and we switch that off genetically, I think the result will either be some kind of zombie cat with a thirst for human flesh or super-intelligent cats with huge pulsating brains that will invent time travel.

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