By Kerry Grens

Geneticas: cloned cats - In 2004, Brodie claimed he would produce cloned cats based on RNAi by 2007 (see "Cloning for Profit," The Scientist, Jan. 31, 2005). The company also promised to reduce the cost of cloning a cat to less than $10,000. Horse cloning was also part of Geneticas's plan, but that also dissolved. Geneticas had been registered with the Florida Secretary of State but is now inactive. The Web site has been dismantled.

Genetiate: glow-in-the-dark deer - To address the problem of hitting deer while driving in the dark, Brodie's company Genetiate aimed to produce transgenic deer, whose imported jellyfish-derived gene would cause them to glow in the dark. The project never took off.

GeneSentinel: canine flu test - The Allerca subsidiary announced it had developed a rapid test that would detect canine influenza. A press release says the "diagnostic technology is similar to that used to detect the avian flu and SARS in humans." There is no evidence of GeneSentinel on Allerca's Web site.

Cyntegra: flu test for cats and dogs - Cyntegra's Viogenix Duo, a diagnostic test based on the same technology as GeneSentinel's test, could detect two influenza viruses: H5N1 in cats and dogs and H3N8 in dogs, according to a press release. Cyntegra is still registered to offices where court records show Allerca left in January 2006 and was sued for not paying rent. There is no evidence of Cyntegra on Allerca's Web site.