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Maria The Chosen One
Posts : 9446 Registration date : 2008-01-30
| Subject: Scientists breed a mouse that sings December 23rd 2010, 10:33 am | |
| JAPANESE scientists have produced a mouse that tweets like a bird in a genetically engineered "evolution" which they hope will shed light on the origins of human language. A team of researchers at the University of Osaka created the animal in their "Evolved Mouse Project", in which they use genetically modified mice that are prone to miscopying DNA and thus to mutations. "We checked the newly born mice one by one... One day, we found a mouse that was singing like a bird," lead researcher Arikuni Uchimura said, noting that the singing mouse was born by chance but that the trait will be passed on to future generations. "I was surprised because I had been expecting mice that are different in physical shape," he said by telephone, adding that in fact the project had also produced "a mouse with short limbs and a tail like a dachshund". The laboratory, directed by professor Takeshi Yagi at the Osaka University's Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences in western Japan, now has more than 100 "singing mice" for further research. The team hopes they will provide clues on how human language evolved, just as researchers in other countries study songbirds such as finches to help them understand the origins of human language. [source] | |
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Pinkamena Diane Pie Mercenary
Posts : 762 Registration date : 2010-08-10
| Subject: Re: Scientists breed a mouse that sings December 23rd 2010, 1:55 pm | |
| Cool, I think I wanna get one of those mice when they arrive to pet stores. | |
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magicNASRI Exemplar
Posts : 2282 Registration date : 2008-08-21
| Subject: Re: Scientists breed a mouse that sings December 23rd 2010, 5:36 pm | |
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Pinkamena Diane Pie Mercenary
Posts : 762 Registration date : 2010-08-10
| Subject: Re: Scientists breed a mouse that sings December 23rd 2010, 6:44 pm | |
| Okay, if it doesnt fly like a bird, I DONT WANT IT. ;_; | |
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Digit
Posts : 2262 Registration date : 2009-02-12
| Subject: Re: Scientists breed a mouse that sings December 23rd 2010, 7:06 pm | |
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Chub 777 The Epic Guy
Posts : 7027 Registration date : 2008-06-09
| Subject: Re: Scientists breed a mouse that sings December 23rd 2010, 7:53 pm | |
| "Ok, who bread Pikachu with the Pidgeot?" XD | |
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Pinkamena Diane Pie Mercenary
Posts : 762 Registration date : 2010-08-10
| Subject: Re: Scientists breed a mouse that sings December 23rd 2010, 8:00 pm | |
| *rattata
Ugh, I hope they actually fly. Then i can make a song :
THREE BLIND FLYING MICE. | |
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Chub 777 The Epic Guy
Posts : 7027 Registration date : 2008-06-09
| Subject: Re: Scientists breed a mouse that sings December 23rd 2010, 8:01 pm | |
| - Raves ftw~ wrote:
- *rattata
Ugh, I hope they actually fly. Then i can make a song :
THREE BLIND FLYING MICE. Yes. That was the rat. | |
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Yoda. Digintary
Posts : 2850 Registration date : 2008-01-26
| Subject: Re: Scientists breed a mouse that sings December 27th 2010, 4:14 pm | |
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Sjb Retired Staff
Posts : 6980 Registration date : 2008-10-09
| Subject: Re: Scientists breed a mouse that sings December 29th 2010, 7:40 pm | |
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SuperiorSnowman Adventurer
Posts : 495 Registration date : 2010-08-25
| Subject: Re: Scientists breed a mouse that sings December 30th 2010, 9:49 am | |
| - Rein wrote:
- Alvin and the Chipmunks?
Has the world ended? Now there be annoying singing rodents everywhere! | |
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Mr. Tahu Guy Citizen
Posts : 214 Registration date : 2009-01-25
| Subject: Re: Scientists breed a mouse that sings December 31st 2010, 11:23 pm | |
| KILL IT. KILLIT WITH FIRE. | |
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I Am Fun1 =) Vagabond
Posts : 88 Registration date : 2010-12-24
| Subject: Re: Scientists breed a mouse that sings December 31st 2010, 11:36 pm | |
| You know in '08 they also bred a mouse that was genetically mutated to glow in the dark? They injected a gene of a jellyfish in the litter of 7 while they were still in the womb. Glow-in-the-dark rats! I want one! | |
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Mr. Tahu Guy Citizen
Posts : 214 Registration date : 2009-01-25
| Subject: Re: Scientists breed a mouse that sings December 31st 2010, 11:40 pm | |
| Why would I want a glow-in-the-dark rat? Sunds stupid.
I SPIT ON YOU, JAPAN, AND YOUR LITTLE FREAKS OF NATURE. YOU SICKEN MEH. | |
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I Am Fun1 =) Vagabond
Posts : 88 Registration date : 2010-12-24
| Subject: Re: Scientists breed a mouse that sings December 31st 2010, 11:43 pm | |
| - Mr. Tahu Guy wrote:
- Why would I want a glow-in-the-dark rat? Sunds stupid.
I SPIT ON YOU, JAPAN, AND YOUR LITTLE FREAKS OF NATURE. YOU SICKEN MEH. Hey, they're smart at least. PETA's probably not too happy with them though | |
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Arbiter Adventurer
Posts : 488 Registration date : 2010-09-28
| Subject: Re: Scientists breed a mouse that sings January 1st 2011, 2:10 am | |
| - I Am Fun1 =) wrote:
- You know in '08 they also bred a mouse that was genetically mutated to glow in the dark?
They injected a gene of a jellyfish in the litter of 7 while they were still in the womb. Glow-in-the-dark rats! I want one! Theres also a fish that glows in the dark. Glo-fish (or something) | |
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I Am Fun1 =) Vagabond
Posts : 88 Registration date : 2010-12-24
| Subject: Re: Scientists breed a mouse that sings January 1st 2011, 2:17 am | |
| - Arbiter wrote:
- I Am Fun1 =) wrote:
- You know in '08 they also bred a mouse that was genetically mutated to glow in the dark?
They injected a gene of a jellyfish in the litter of 7 while they were still in the womb. Glow-in-the-dark rats! I want one! Theres also a fish that glows in the dark. Glo-fish (or something) I have two they're called GloFish | |
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