I don't quite understand why the (bbc pic) rat's haemoglobin red doesn't show through the blue at all. I would expect the skin to be a mix between pink and blue.
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Tue 28 Jul 2009, 11:57,
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They're calling it a 'teething problem'.
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Tue 28 Jul 2009, 11:58,
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also: The skin colouring could last longer in humans, however, as our metabolism is about eight times slower. Sweet.
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Tue 28 Jul 2009, 11:59,
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shouldn't be too hard.
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Tue 28 Jul 2009, 12:01,
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Just wait a couple of years before cosmetics companies figure out how to localise colour changes like that. Semi-permanent lipstick, eyeshadow, etc. People would buy it.
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Tue 28 Jul 2009, 12:03,
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and quite scary. All this talk of 'designer' babies, reminding everyone of WW2.
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Tue 28 Jul 2009, 12:05,
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It implies that the genetic changes are made only for aesthetic purposes (eye colour, hair, etc). If it's possible to delete/fix defective genes that would cause the child health trouble later in life, why not do it?
I'll have to stop myself here. It's one of the topics I tend to rant about :)
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Tue 28 Jul 2009, 12:12,
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I'll have to stop myself here. It's one of the topics I tend to rant about :)