1 posted on
02/01/2006 7:20:47 PM PST by
jmcenanly
To: jmcenanly
See Dick.
See Dick Run.
Run Dick! Run!
See Dick's mouse.
See the knock-out mice that cannot synthesize the neurotransmitters norepinephrine or epinephrine do not enter torpor when they fast.
Fast knock-out mice! Fast!
To: jmcenanly
Any info on where to be a research volunteer? I could use a good 4 months sleep.
3 posted on
02/01/2006 7:23:52 PM PST by
Damifino
(The true measure of a man is found in what he would do if he knew no one would ever find out.)
To: jmcenanly; ClearCase_guy
So, what language is this in?
4 posted on
02/01/2006 8:23:23 PM PST by
an amused spectator
(Bush Runner! The Donkey is after you! Bush Runner! When he catches you, you're through!)
To: jmcenanly; ClearCase_guy
Oh - I get it. This is one of those discipline-specific terms, not meant to be understood at a casual glance by the uninitiated:
"In particular, a knock-out mouse is one in which a gene has been inactivated on purpose through genetic engineering techniques."
5 posted on
02/01/2006 8:29:30 PM PST by
an amused spectator
(Bush Runner! The Donkey is after you! Bush Runner! When he catches you, you're through!)
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