Ghost Dog: Part 2

Me: “There’s Scooby Dooby Boo. Do you think he’s a ghost dog, or do you think he’s actually bioluminescent? We’ve never actually seen him at night. Maybe he glows in the dark.”
Troy: “I think he’s bioluminescent.”
Me: “You know that there are animals that can glow under a black light, right?”
Troy: “Yeah, I’ve seen it on the Kratt Brothers. They went deep into the ocean and found fish that can glow.”
Me: “That’s right. There’s fish, and corral, and squid. But did you know that scientists actually took the bioluminescent gene from one animal and put it into another animal to make it glow too?”
Troy: “Really?”
Me: “Yeah, they put it into a rabbit.”
Troy: “Really?! That’s awesome! What color was it?”
Me: “Mainly green, but I think they also did other colors too.”
Troy: “I bet it was blue or purple. I’d like to see a purple rabbit. Can I see a picture of it?”
Me: “Sure. When we get to school, I’ll show you. Did you know that that’s what Mama does? She works with genes.”
Troy: “Does she work with rabbits?”
Me: “No, but she works with mice sometimes. She takes their genes to study them.”
Troy [smiling]: “I can’t believe that Mama steals a mouse’s jeans!”
Me [laughing]: “Yeah, that’s all she does all day. She’s a pants thief!”