Coming soon? Talking Animals
- Aug. 15th, 2002 at 9:22 AM
According to the Washington Post story about a study in Nature, scientists have narrowed down the gene that allows humans to speak instead of grunting like chimps.
Now, they're going to put that gene into mice. Stuart Little?
I think they'll have better luck putting the gene into something a bit brighter than a rodent, like a chimp or orangutan. What will they think of next?
Now, they're going to put that gene into mice. Stuart Little?
I think they'll have better luck putting the gene into something a bit brighter than a rodent, like a chimp or orangutan. What will they think of next?
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impressed

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