Here are some of my views expressed on the Infinite Monkey Cage. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... - ThreadSky

adamrutherford.bsky.social • 28 days ago

Here are some of my views expressed on the Infinite Monkey Cage.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0025dvn

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One more point in my increasingly irate and humourless response to this absolute bollocks. The made a hairy fucking mouse.
Why? This is not to study a disease, or to uncover a molecular mechanism that might elucidate some basic biology. They made a mouse hairy as a little sideshow for their circus.

adamrutherford.bsky.social•27 days ago

The techniques to do this have been around for years. It's technically proficient but not any great accomplishment. And we minimise animal use in biological research to reduce suffering. SO WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU WANT A HAIRY MOUSE.

alanrew.bsky.social•27 days ago

Good thread on the genetics by Tori Herridge here

https://bsky.app/profile/toriherridge.bsky.social/post/3ljkqqns7m22d

angrydigit.bsky.social•27 days ago

The next post in my timeline, following this:

roybattynxs6.bsky.social•27 days ago

Clarke's 1st law?

matthewcobb.bsky.social•27 days ago

Especially when they have existed for years, produced by mouse fanciers using traditional breeding techniques. And the key fat-altering mutation they introduced had no effect…

concretebadger.bsky.social•27 days ago

The phrase "just because you can, doesn't mean you should" springs to mind. It also reminds me of this:

durrellb.bsky.social•27 days ago

Forgive my ignorance on this, but aren't mice already hairy? What purpose does making a more hairy mouse serve?

nealshepperson.bsky.social•27 days ago

So mice no longer need comb-overs !! I

Go science !!!

ken6-11.bsky.social•23 days ago

Agreed-it was utter nonsense designed to grab the media and especially so-called science reporters who, for the most part, know nothing about science and logical reasoning.

izabella2001.bsky.social•27 days ago

its a gerbil mouse

ianwac.bsky.social•27 days ago

I was trying to remember earlier today where I'd heard or read a brilliantly articulate rant about de-extinction of mammoths - and here it is! Thank you!

nealshepperson.bsky.social•28 days ago

2 questions, is there a lot of swearing and what film reference should I look out for ?

lallysticks.bsky.social•27 days ago

📌

dottyloug.bsky.social•28 days ago

oh yay, now I know what to listen to tonight....

shedfpl.bsky.social•28 days ago

Would you buy a hairy mouse with a trunk and tusks though?

izabella2001.bsky.social•27 days ago

sir, that’s clearly a miniature mammoth

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