View Full Version : Old Genes we still carry from ancestors



HewenttoJared
03-09-2011, 09:15 PM
http://m.io9.com//5780359/a-drug-that-could-make-you-grow-sensory-whiskers-and-a-*****-spine

I'm not big on the spine, but sensory whiskers? Yes please.

MadMonk
03-10-2011, 06:07 AM
. Being able to sense the world with whiskers, the way cats and mice do, would be pretty great. And I'm sure we'd find a use for those ***** spines
Yikes. It seems to me that stories like this could generate suspicion of gene research and the possibility of "designer babies", making legitimate research for curing diseases a little suspect.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AG4dDc1cKz0/SzkrIcr22PI/AAAAAAAAACA/WqKeXYj6lgU/s320/designer+babies.jpg

HewenttoJared
03-10-2011, 06:29 AM
They mostly interest me because of their non-effect on people who doubt the origin of our species.