It’s going to be the Chinese New Year soon. For those of you who celebrate, I wish you a prosperous and fulfilling new Year of the Rat. And for those who don’t, check out this video of this Mighty Mouse:
Morality of tampering with genetic materials aside, this experiment is rather intriguing. Researchers at Tokyo University stripped the mouse of its inherent ability to fear cats, resulting in this rodent that is fearless even of its own natural nemesis. Weird, or scientific breakthrough?
Year of the Rat!
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