They're Laboratory Mice, Their Genes Have Been Spliced...

A friend just forwarded me the URL to this article, with the comment, "Now all we need is Pinky." Yes, apparently, by changing a single gene, scientists have caused lab mice to grow oversized brains. They're not sure whether the mice are actually any smarter or not, because, doubtless fearing a bid for world domination, the scientists killed and dissected them all shortly after birth. "I know the most interesting question was whether they learned to play Mozart but we don't know," says the guy in charge of the study.

Man, I love living in the future.