Are you willing to dress in spandex in public? If not, then no; if so, then maybe.
Gaz Smithsays
Judging by the egg-sac the spider is carrying it is a female. If she bit you you would be a transgender wolf-spiderman. Now that would really explode MAGA brains.
drdrdrdrdralhazeneulersays
What I’m taking away especially from the CRISPR tool is that it matters A LOT whether you fix a broken gene, or whether you break a gene (pain, say, or the need for sleep) that has some function which we don’t understand precisely. For in the former case, we’ve got a safe therapy, whereas in the latter case, there could be loads of unforeseen consequences.
If only I had the reach in the scientific world to make that point to the community at large. Unfortunately, the latter has resorted to having me tortured and simultaneously accusing me of being an alien. That’s not a good combination at all, and I do hope they’ll fix it until the actual encounter happens. I’m in this too (despite the numerous death threats)!
I’m imagining PZ with the combined powers of Spider-Man and of Wolfman Jack!
O.K. PZ, when you retire you will have the time to create what I’ve been hoping for:
an army of huge unstoppable magat eating spiders.
No, but I hear if you’re bitten by a radioactive lawyer, you get Power of Attorney.
shermanj @2
I would be happy with retired PZ with more time for the blog and Youtube. And his own well being too. Walks, photos, self-care.
If a flattie bites me do I become Wall Spiderman? Why are they almost always ceiling critters?
Are you willing to dress in spandex in public? If not, then no; if so, then maybe.
Judging by the egg-sac the spider is carrying it is a female. If she bit you you would be a transgender wolf-spiderman. Now that would really explode MAGA brains.
What I’m taking away especially from the CRISPR tool is that it matters A LOT whether you fix a broken gene, or whether you break a gene (pain, say, or the need for sleep) that has some function which we don’t understand precisely. For in the former case, we’ve got a safe therapy, whereas in the latter case, there could be loads of unforeseen consequences.
If only I had the reach in the scientific world to make that point to the community at large. Unfortunately, the latter has resorted to having me tortured and simultaneously accusing me of being an alien. That’s not a good combination at all, and I do hope they’ll fix it until the actual encounter happens. I’m in this too (despite the numerous death threats)!
You could become a werewolf spider man.