“Scientists have finished sequencing the mouse genome after a 10-year effort.
The humble mouse is the experimental workhorse in laboratories worldwide, so this high-quality genome sequence will aid in the fight against human disease”.
The reason why it’s important research, & why it will help Them find the cure for cancer etc is apparently because human beings share 75% of our DNA with mice.
But since we share 85% of our DNA with a kiwi fruit, won’t we find the cure for cancer quicker by experimenting on kiwi fruit instead?
your mother might not be here if a mouse in 1940 had not had a good re-action to a penicillin injection, (bearing in mind penicillin was not in general use until 1941) She had meningitis and this “new stuff” which they experimented on her with turned out to be penicillin and saved her life. Don’t think Kiwi fruits were invented then either, but if you rub a kiwi fruit on a steak there is an enzyme in it that will tenderise it. This proves something but not sure what.
And here’s a thought – should I rub half a kiwi fruit on my missing bit? (sorry Simon – always was given to crass remakrs)