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Being Devil's advocate on the genetics issue again...
A team of researchers at Princeton University have modified a gene in mice
which affects memory, and claim / appear to have produced a smarter mouse. The
premise is that this may help people 'someday'.
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Subject: GeeK: What do we do tonight, Brain?
Date: Thu, 02 Sep 1999 11:24:34 -0500
From: David Barrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/090299sci-ge-mice.html
The mice were created in an experiment designed to assess
how memories are formed in the mammalian brain. The
animals performed better than normal mice in six different
tests, a strong indication that the altered gene is indeed
involved in learning and memory formation.
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Dr. Tsien has named the new strain of mice Doogie after the
precocious character in the television show, "Doogie
Howser, M.D."
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