Japanese scientists have created a genetically-altered mouse that is not afraid of cats:
“Mice are naturally terrified of cats, and usually panic or flee at the smell of one. But mice with certain nasal cells removed through genetic engineering didn’t display any fear,” said research team leader Ko Kobayakawa.
“The mice approached the cat, even snuggled up to it and played with it,” Kobayakawa said. “The discovery that fear is genetically determined and not lear
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Added: Jun 29 2008 In: news_politics,education
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