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Old 03-02-2008, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by mrsd View Post
I saw a show this week on Discovery channel (maybe it was the Sc channel)..on transgenic animals.

For example, salmon which grow 4-6 times larger faster than normal salmon (to help with providing food).

Near the end of the show was a mouse... developed for something else, I missed that part---that when you punch a hole in its ear, it regrows the ear. Not a scar. This was found by accident, and now they are studying it as a regenerating mouse. It was said to be the first mammal regeneration documented.
That is really amazing Mrs D, i would have liked to have seen that show.
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