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They buried the lede: Even if the driving mutation identified in the study could be undone, “it still wouldn’t bring back the tail.” Oh well.
So close!
They buried the lede: Even if the driving mutation identified in the study could be undone, “it still wouldn’t bring back the tail.” Oh well.
So I’m guessing this is less like, “we found the flag that toggles tail production” and more “we found a chunk of code that belongs to tail production”? The first bit of the article sure makes it sound like this DNA is what does it all.
time to bring it back then, alongside horn implants, and third tit.
How about a third eye? "The parietal eye is found in the tuatara, most lizards, frogs, salamanders, certain bony fish, sharks, and lampreys...It is absent in mammals, but was present in their closest extinct relatives, the therapsids" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parietal_eye You may wish to consult your pineal gland.
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So I’m guessing this is less like, “we found the flag that toggles tail production” and more “we found a chunk of code that belongs to tail production”? The first bit of the article sure makes it sound like this DNA is what does it all.
We found the flag that toggled tail production, but the tail production code is no longer in the codebase so turning on the flag again wouldn't do anything anymore.
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How about a third eye? "The parietal eye is found in the tuatara, most lizards, frogs, salamanders, certain bony fish, sharks, and lampreys...It is absent in mammals, but was present in their closest extinct relatives, the therapsids" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parietal_eye You may wish to consult your pineal gland.
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The problem might be size, lots of smaller primates have tails which can be very useful as a fifth arm for holding onto branches. As you get larger, tree foraging becomes less viable and the tail less useful and it would need to be oversized to be able to function properly.
Most of animals don't use tails as a fifth arm. My cat seems to use it for extra balance. I think that humans could do that as well.
They buried the lede: Even if the driving mutation identified in the study could be undone, “it still wouldn’t bring back the tail.” Oh well.