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posted by [personal profile] mmoa_writes at 09:11pm on 28/04/2009 under , , , , ,

Now what's this? A genetic cure for HIV? It could be hokum, but if it isn't there should be something on the New Scientist site/links. Wow. I wonder if they could do something about the propensity towards wisdom teeth growing in modern homo sapiens? I mean, bless their eager calcium hearts, but there isn't nearly enough space in my mouth and it's not like I'm returning to a raw diet or eating roughage anymore (I would have thought the appendix would have given them a clue).

Mood:: 'and mildly sore' and mildly sore
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posted by [identity profile] underlankers.livejournal.com at 09:28pm on 28/04/2009
Can they cure it in chimps, too? Then no new mutations of that disease will come to plague us again.

Damn hairy apes. j/k.
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posted by [identity profile] mmoa.livejournal.com at 09:42pm on 28/04/2009
Now there's an idea. I'm sure they could but whether they'd be bothered to is another thing.
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posted by [identity profile] underlankers.livejournal.com at 11:29pm on 28/04/2009
They don't....the chimp disease will once again mutate and more poor, sorry, unfortunate sonsobitches will die again younger than they otherwise might have.

I'm not holding my breath, mind.

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posted by [identity profile] mmoa.livejournal.com at 06:27am on 29/04/2009
No, me neither. When it comes to History (and thus matters of the future) humanity reminds me of a rhyming verse as told by a stuttering poet.
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posted by [identity profile] flutterbyeaten.livejournal.com at 10:13pm on 28/04/2009
hmmmm that seems a bit scary really... god only know what is lurking around in the junk dna!
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posted by [identity profile] mmoa.livejournal.com at 10:25pm on 28/04/2009
Yes, but just think of the underwater cities we could build if we reverted to aquatic primates again! That would be totally worth it.
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posted by [identity profile] flutterbyeaten.livejournal.com at 10:30pm on 28/04/2009
hahaha I see your point. the science is a fantastic achievement though I think the news predicts that we will all die of swine flu (or as apiphile calls it piggysnuffles) in the near future anyway! the idea of switching on random dormant genes (as well as those you intend to switch on) terrifies me though
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posted by [identity profile] mmoa.livejournal.com at 06:22am on 29/04/2009
Good point - I'm guessing such a useful gene would have been switched off for some reason (if it was just a random occurence, would that decrease the liklihood of anything particularly adverse happening? *wonders*). I suppose it could trigger other bits of 'junk DNA', bits that might have fewer advantages.

Ah piggysnuffles... personally I think it's a great opportunity for some alternate futurism: just imagine the new balance of power if the pig-eating West finds itself with severely depleted populations and economies... You never seem to get a futuristic Islam depicted much in sci-fi: it could be a grand opportunity!
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posted by [identity profile] underlankers.livejournal.com at 12:56am on 29/04/2009
Hn....no fire can work underwater.

Otherwise the cold war between the Union of Soviet Socialist Octopus Republics and the United Pods of the Pacific would be in its 13th millennium and counting.
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posted by [identity profile] mmoa.livejournal.com at 06:24am on 29/04/2009
Frankly sir, you have no vision!

(Plus, have you seen some of the creatures down there? Clearly evidence of some pretty extreme warfare already...)
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