Poor Andi. (inserted DNA reversed) - his genes -and- his names monkeyed with.
The "New Scientist" headline was "Monkey Business"
Roger.
----- Original Message -----
From: "david.bircumshaw" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: 12 January 2001 20:20
Subject: Re: Andy
> Sounds like a load of monkey business to me, Mark.
>
> Ouch. Oh dear.
>
> Someone was telling me, earlier today, in great detail, how Andy was made
> phosphorescent. Something to do with fish. But after I woke up, from my
> sudden profound sleep, I couldn't remember the minutae.
>
> But I still think the idea of poets that glow in the dark is attractive.
> Almost a credo, there.
>
> david bircumshaw
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mark Weiss <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 3:51 AM
> Subject: Re: Andy
>
>
> > The headline on Netscape was "Scientists Genetically Alter Monkey." Which
> > seemed to me a monumental lost opportunity. How often does one expect the
> > chance to say "Scientists Monkey with Monkey?"
> >
> > At 11:00 PM 1/11/2001 -0000, david.bircumshaw wrote:
> > >Speechless almost:
> > >
> > >the TV news has just informed me that 'scientists' have now, through
> genetic
> > >modification, and Cambridge, and, I believe, Oregon, just developed ' a
> > >monkey that glows in the dark'. He's called Andy.
> > >Apparently the research is to do with Parkinson's Disease. But I am glad
> to
> > >say that Andy is refusing at present to glow at night.
> > >So there's some hope there.
> > >But I wouldn't mind being a poet that glows in the dark.
> > >Without assistance.
> > >
> > >db
> > >
> > >
>
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