While the squee factor of fluffy mice is tremendous, I also question the ultimate purpose of these experiments. I love elephants and therefore find the idea of mammoths cool, there is a lot of time and money going into something that leads to what? Mammoth rides at the zoo? Of course, I could be wrong but protecting the species that haven't died out is pretty important and certainly worth the effort. But hey, they are fluffy mice! Thanks, Martini for the learning and squee factors.
"woolly mice" I may never sleep comfortably again. I have these really small plastic traps with teeth and these suckers might want the whole peanut butter jar, not just a little bait. Oh, the nightmares!
My home is presently being invaded by mice in my walls, so this caught my eye. Cute critters in photos, nasty loud scrabblers in my domain. Fluffier or not! 😻
My home is presently being invaded by mice in my walls, so this caught my eye. Cute critters in photos, nasty loud scrabblers in my domain. But interesting, if not terribly productive, gene manipulation. My cat has sleek fur, if I wanted him fluffier .... hmmm.
Not sure about the wooly elephant thing but any advances in gene-editing is a good thing. Lots of stuff to be fixed in human embryos could reduce fatal abnormalities in children before they have to die too soon.
While the squee factor of fluffy mice is tremendous, I also question the ultimate purpose of these experiments. I love elephants and therefore find the idea of mammoths cool, there is a lot of time and money going into something that leads to what? Mammoth rides at the zoo? Of course, I could be wrong but protecting the species that haven't died out is pretty important and certainly worth the effort. But hey, they are fluffy mice! Thanks, Martini for the learning and squee factors.
Floccose.
I try to learn a new word every day. Thanks Martini!
Ta, Martini.
If this could be applied to humans we could have REAL FURRIES walking on the earth. I think that would be hot.
"Hyperpilosity" (or possibly "Hyperpelosity") by L. Sprague de Camp:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperpilosity
"woolly mice" I may never sleep comfortably again. I have these really small plastic traps with teeth and these suckers might want the whole peanut butter jar, not just a little bait. Oh, the nightmares!
My home is presently being invaded by mice in my walls, so this caught my eye. Cute critters in photos, nasty loud scrabblers in my domain. Fluffier or not! 😻
My home is presently being invaded by mice in my walls, so this caught my eye. Cute critters in photos, nasty loud scrabblers in my domain. But interesting, if not terribly productive, gene manipulation. My cat has sleek fur, if I wanted him fluffier .... hmmm.
Mimmoths!
https://girlgenius.fandom.com/wiki/Mimmoth
Not sure about the wooly elephant thing but any advances in gene-editing is a good thing. Lots of stuff to be fixed in human embryos could reduce fatal abnormalities in children before they have to die too soon.