Gene Knockout Makes Female Mice Masculine

Science Daily ^ | 7/9/10 | BMC Genetics

[Upstate NY Guy]

The mammalian fucose mutarotase enzyme is known to be involved in incorporating the sugar fucose into protein. Female mice that lack the fucose mutarotase (FucM) gene refuse to let males mount them, and will attempt copulation with other female mice.. Chankyu Park worked with a team of researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and intriguingly gained some insight into the neurological basis of sexual preference. He said, "The FucM knockout mice displayed drastically reduced sexual receptivity, although pregnancy after forced mating attempts by normal sexually experienced males .

[Upstate NY Guy]

Apearently females that lack the FucM gene refuse to let males mount them.

Weird.

[webstersII]

“the FucM gene”

Who says scientists have no sense of humor???

[Tanniker Smith]

Female mice that lack the fucose mutarotase (FucM) gene refuse to let males mount them, and will attempt copulation with other female mice..

Seriously? This isn't from the Onion or something? A lack of FucM causes lesbian mice?

OTOH, we may be on the way to embryonic genetic testing for homosexuality.
I welcome all our gay brethren to the Pro-Life movement.

[Niuhuru]

I see this thread will be filed with all sorts of jokes in seconds.

OT, I daresay that it is likely that a lack of fruit makes women lesboids and man haters.

[Tanniker Smith]

It’s right up there with P-branes.

[TN4Liberty]

I see this thread will be filed with all sorts of jokes in seconds.

Gene Knockout? Never heard of him.

[Upstate NY Guy]

Mickey Mouse wants to know which one of thesr females lacks the FucM gene? Can you tell?

[patriot08]

Bush’s fault.

[Yossarian]

Notice which one Mickey's gravitating to...

And is it me, or does his smile seem more earnest in this shot than normal? :-)

[varon]

Gene Knockout Makes Female Mice Masculine

Tattoos, beer and a cigar does the same for female humans...............

[EGPWS]

If I were a male mouse, I would just eat cheese and screw sex.

[massmike]

[Moonman62]

Notice which one Mickey's gravitating to...

Kind of odd since the other one has significantly more mass.

[Bigg Red]

This has got to be satire.

[Upstate NY Guy]

Did somebody say FucM Jeans?

[digger48]

Gene Knockout? Never heard of him.

Related to this guy?

[TigersEye]

Knocking out the FucM gene allows the LicM gene to dominate.

[teeman8r]

if they can’t take a joke... FucM...

teeman

[Upstate NY Guy]

Excellent. LOL!

[FlyingEagle]

“The FucM knockout mice” are the most hilarious animals I ever heard of on FR.

I don’t think this is series.

[Yossarian]

Ah, Keeley Hazel...
...Google is useful for further analyzing her lack of this evil gene!

[TigersEye]

As a normal red-blooded American male my genetic expression is well balanced with FucM, LicM and HmpM genes. ;^)

My GrokM and MryM genes are a little deficient though.

[Jim 0216]

Gene Knockout Makes Female Mice Masculine

The name of the gene is Feminism which became particularly virulent in the twentieth century.

[Brilliant]

Sounds like they are looking for a cure for homosexuality. That ought to get the left riled up. Obama will cut their funding no doubt.

[Upstate NY Guy]

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. They should be OK.

[Sacajaweau]

So this is telling us that all those lesbos weren’t solicitated into the lesbo circle when they were young but instead they ALL have this gene problem.

[ThunderSleeps]

Were they by chance testing this on Elana Kagan?

[Upstate NY Guy]

Miss Hazell’s genetic code seems to be well intact. Now if somebody could replicate her FucM gene ....

[Bigg Red]

Sorry, but your picture does nothing for me, as I am a woman — with normal endocrine glands.

[Upstate NY Guy]

Oh, sorry Bigg Red. I should not have assumed otherwise.

I thought I would be hearing from the moderator about some of my posts, especially the picture. The story just cracked me up and generated many suggestive remarks. I thought I might get blasted but also figured on a Saturday night things might loosen up a little.

Glad to hear the endocrine system is good.

[Bigg Red]

It’s okay. I am often mistaken for a man here because of my screen name. I did not take that into consideration when I chose it. One of these days I’ll change it, although I know that will mean losing all of my old posts here.

I really did think that the post was satire, but I looked around online and discovered I was wrong. Holy Moly!

[Upstate NY Guy]

I am often mistaken for a man here because of my screen name.

You might want to consider creating an "About Page". I think it's under Your Account / Profiles. That might cut out most of the mistaken identity problems. I try to check people out before I reply. I keep mine real general so my true identity cannot be determined.