Super Mice Race

[BigMike]

Read the full story here:
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-11/cwru-cwr102907.php

Case Western Reserve researchers breed a mighty mouse

“They are metabolically similar to Lance Armstrong biking up the Pyrenees; they utilize mainly fatty acids for energy and produce very little lactic acid,”

..............As part of this study, the researchers determined oxygen consumption, the production of carbon dioxide and changes in the lactate concentrations in the blood of the PEPCK-Cmus mice and controls during strenuous exercises on a treadmill, which was set at a 25-degree incline. The treadmill speed was increased by 2m/min every minute until the mice stopped running. The PEPCK-Cmus mice ran an average of 31.9 minutes, compared to 19 minutes for the control animals.

Here is a video of a super mouse vs. a regular wild mouse:
http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2007/10/26/mouse.mov

Fox News reports "The zippy rodents are more active, leaner and have more sexual stamina and longer lifespans than ordinary mice."

So I guess a genetically engineered human race is next?

 

[oddball]

 I don't think anyone should mess with nature,ever seen The Island of Dr. Maroe?

[BigMike]

No, I've not seen that. Is it a movie then?

[oddball]

Yes its a cute tale about the consequences of messing with nature