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Genetically Engineered Mouse is Not Scared of Cats
Gary writes "A team from the University of Tokyo has genetically engineered a mouse that does not fear cats. By tweaking genes to disable certain functions of the olfactory bulb (the area of the brain that receives information about smells directly from olfactory receptors in the nose) the researchers were able to create a 'fearless' mouse that does not try to flee when it smells cats, foxes and other predators. 'The research suggests that the mechanism by which mammals determine whether or not to fear another animal they smell -- and whether or not to flee -- is not a higher-order cerebral function. Instead, that decision is made based on a lower-order function that is hardwired into the neural circuitry of the olfactory bulb.'"
Oh come on. Seriously, we're all over this joke now.
As a daily Engadget reader, I come to Slashdot to get away from all the plainly idiotic comments on most tech oriented sites. If you want to post the same tired comments such as "but will it play Doom", "will it blend" and "I for one welcome our [insert anything here] overlords, please do it on Engadget or TechEblog.
Anyway enough of my bitching, proceed.