Sasun Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 Could this be our mouse? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A dwarf mouse named Yoda has celebrated his fourth birthday, making him the oldest of his kind and far beyond 100 in human years, the University of Michigan Medical School says. Yoda owes his longevity to genetic modifications that affected his pituitary and thyroid glands and reduced insulin production — and which left him a third smaller than an average mouse and very sensitive to cold. On the other hand, at the human equivalent of about 136 years, Yoda is still mobile, sexually active and "looking good," said Dr. Richard A. Miller, associate director of research at the school's geriatrics center. Yoda lives in a carefully maintained lab with roughly 100 other male geriatric mice being used for a lifespan study. An average lab mouse lives slightly more than two years. Yoda's cage mate, Princess Leia, is a much larger female who uses her body warmth to keep the dwarf mouse from freezing to death. Researchers are studying the genetic mutants to determine how altered hormone levels can slow the aging process, with the hope of figuring out which methods, if any, eventually could be applied to humans. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...geriatric_mouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyebruin Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 jaaanaaaa moogig moogig yergar bochig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyebruin Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 Yoda's cage mate, Princess Leia, is a much larger female who uses her body warmth to keep the dwarf mouse from freezing to death. so THAT'S the fascination some men have with fat!!! the way i see it she can keep them warm so they can keep her warm .....or.....she's just heating up her food!! depends on what kind of appetite we're talkin about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurgen Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 Happy birthday Anon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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