A long time ago, in the land without ethics, before PETA....

Feb 20, 2007 05:16

Today in biology we learned that there is a gene in rats that can cause obesity if it's mutated. Scientists hypothesized that the gene created a transmiter in their blood stream that caused most cells to want more fuel, in essence, making the the rats hungry all the time. This hypothesis was tested by sewing a rat with the obesity genetic defect to ( Read more... )

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zippyfluff February 20 2007, 22:03:20 UTC
Science makes my head hurt sometimes. I guess that doesn't really explain why I'm thinking about changing to nursing, but still.

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takagowa February 20 2007, 23:50:23 UTC
?!?!?!?! Since when?!

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zippyfluff February 21 2007, 05:04:01 UTC
Wait, is that a good or a bad "?!?!?!?! Since when?!" ?

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takagowa February 21 2007, 08:50:54 UTC
It's a good since when. See, if you're a nurse, and if (against all odds) i become a doctor, you can be MY NURSE! You'll be like my servant or something, fetching my papers, wiping patient's asses, etc...

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taranhw February 20 2007, 22:55:18 UTC
Dizzamn you have class early. o_0

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takagowa February 20 2007, 23:51:27 UTC
Ok, i guess by the time this was posted it was 'yesterday'

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takagowa February 21 2007, 08:49:18 UTC
No, i missed the bit about the large folk. i'll post a pic of the rat next week on facebook though.

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