This raises some interesting questions, since these mice are typically considered close enough to humans (as far as genetics go) for testing. With the fact that mice injected with cells from these regenerating mice also gain the ability to regenerate, it begs the question whether we will be able to look forward to a "wetware" upgrade in our own futures.
Big Easy fucked around with this message on 09-01-2005 at 03:23 PM.
Side note: I'm not in New Orleans or Louisiana, but I have a lot of friends with family there, who are by all accounts okay. My best wishes go out to them.
even then, you say "helpful regeneration", I say "here comes the tumors"
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Either that or be turned into some rodent mutant. Teenage Mutant Ninja Mice!
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Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael obviously shouldn't have said:
I'd want to see this confirmed by a second source.even then, you say "helpful regeneration", I say "here comes the tumors"
That and the posibility of increased aging since cell replication is what eats away at our life span.
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Everybody must get stoned. NightMare must get stoned.
Wow, someday I might be able to grow back my left eye possibly.Either that or be turned into some rodent mutant. Teenage Mutant Ninja Mice!
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Or even better!
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Alaan Model 2000 was programmed to say:
That and the posibility of increased aging since cell replication is what eats away at our life span.
Actually scientists have discovered that, for some bizarre, unknown reason, there are cells in our body that never suffer from cellular aging. With proper nutrients and so forth they've kept some cultures alive for decades without any sign of cellular aging.
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