fossilesque@lemmy.dbzer0.comM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 5 days agowoolly mice on rice all nicelemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down10
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minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoGenetic researchers have created a breed of woolly mice loosely based on woolly mammoth phenotypes. This is supposed to be a test run before they try to do the harder job of recreating the mammoth.
minus-squareLastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-25 days agoBut why is there a… rock? donut hole? geode? hush puppy? Next to the woolly mouse? I feel like it’s a pun I’m missing.
Genetic researchers have created a breed of woolly mice loosely based on woolly mammoth phenotypes. This is supposed to be a test run before they try to do the harder job of recreating the mammoth.
But why is there a… rock? donut hole? geode? hush puppy? Next to the woolly mouse? I feel like it’s a pun I’m missing.