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Floyd's Thoughts |
- How much
does it cost to create genetically modified foods? Could
you make money by raising beef-flavoured vegetables? [answer]
- Could we one day create
the perfect boyfriend using genomics? [answer]
- Why
can't we just clone endangered animals? Then we would never
have to lose another species. Right? [answer]
- Once your genes
are developed, are they permanent, or can you keep changing
them throughout your life? [answer]
- What do stem cells
do? Do they really come from babies? [answer]
- Have you heard about using
maggots to help crime scene investigations? [answer]
- Is it your genes that
make you into an early bird or a night owl? [answer]
- Could we take babies
before they are born and test to see how they'll look and
if they'll be healthy? [answer]
- If we
managed to get Einstein's DNA, and we cloned a whole army
of them, imagine what kind of ideas we'd get. What would
you do with them Floyd? [answer]
- Can fruit flies see
in colour? If I've got a colour-blind problem where I can
mix up my reds and greens… is that a genetic thing? [answer]
- How long do fruit flies
live? Can you make that longer by fooling your genes somehow? [answer]
- Is it possible
for me to get stronger
by mixing some animal's DNA in with my own? [answer]
- People keep talking about
the bird flu. What's the big deal? I know lots of people
who have had the flu a few times and they're fine. [answer]
- My brother went bald when
he turned 20. Can you tell if that will happen to me using
genetic testing? [answer]
- I hate having sushi,
but everyone else around here seems to love it. Do you have
a food that you hate? Do your genes determine what you like
to eat? [answer]
- Is it true that an extra
Y chromosome makes guys more violent? [answer]
- It's a long shot, but can
you actually do something with genes to get a better tan?
Maybe changing the skin so it would never burn? [answer]
- Can you use
genetics to make someone like you? Or even notice you? [answer]
- How long does it take to
make a full grown human clone? [answer]
- Is it really possible to
get mutant powers? Even little ones? [answer]
- What is genomics? Is it
different from genetics? [answer]
- Is there any difference between the terms 'genetic' and 'inherited'? [answer]
- Nobody in my family has the same blood type. My mom is A, my dad is B, I'm AB, my brother is O. How is this possible? [answer]
- Why are all calico cats female? [answer]
- If I develop a genetic
disease, can't I just have gene therapy to cure me? [answer coming soon!]
- Why is DNA testing only
99.9% for a match – isn't it accurate? [answer]
- What genetic tests
do newborns routinely get? [answer]
- Are XYY men psychopathic killers? [answer]
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