SAN FRANCISCO — Add another creation to the strange scientific menagerie where animal species are being mixed together in ever more exotic combinations.
Scientists announced Monday that they had created mice with small amounts of human brain cells in an effort to make realistic models of neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease.
Led by Fred Gage of the Salk Institute in San Diego, the researchers created the mice by injecting about 100,000 human embryonic stem cells per mouse into the brains of 14-day-old rodent embryos.
Those mice were each born with about 0.1% of human cells in each of their heads, a trace amount that doesn't remotely come close to "humanizing" the rodents.
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Pinky and the Brain(American Brainiac mouse cartoon) was a pretty funny cartoon. I have not seen it in years because it is not in syndication in the area of the United States that I reside in.
Pinky and the Brain quotes (American Brainiac mouse cartoon)
Walking into a doorframe B: This is a pain which is going to linger. Pinky has kicked him into the cage bars while doing his Russian dance P: Gee, Brain, what are you doing over there? B: Pondering your afterlife, Pinky. From "Bubba Bo Bob Brain" B: Sometimes you make my head hurt, Pinky. Walking into a doorframe (again) B: Yes! This pain will definitely be with me. From "Bubba Bo Bob Brain" B: It must be inordinately taxing to be such a boob. P: You have no idea. To Pinky, while on stilts B: If I could reach you, I would hurt you. stepped on by a horse B.That was unpleasant From "Opportunity Knox" B: Yes, Pinky, that's it. We shall open a boutique and sell ladies' clothing and pollen. Entering a bus station Ticket Saleslady: You're a tall drink of water, aint'cha darlin'? B: Actually, I'm a lab mouse on stilts. After whacking Pinky with a test tube B: I feel cleansed. From "When Mice Ruled the Earth" B: Some mice have more evolving to do than others. From "Meet John Brain" B: Pinky, once I take over the world, remind me to publicly snub you.
B: Come here, Pinky, so that I may hurt you.
P: Egad! You astound me, Brain! B: That's a simple task, Pinky.
Great (read heavy sarcasm here). Maybe once people will start genetically "humanizing" animals, they'll push for marriage between man and animals. What is the world coming to?
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