MetaFilter posts tagged with mutations

Paintings of Mutated Insects

Rumple — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:45:24 -0800

Cornelia Hesse-Honegger paints watercolours of mutated insects from radioactively contaminated areas in Ukraine, Switzerland, the United States, and Europe. She has recently published a scientific article incorporating these paintings (5 MB PDF). site also available in German

digaman — Wed, 19 May 2004 21:52:02 -0800

Feline medical curiosities. Polydactyly, conjoined-kitty-fu, "freaks of face," cleft palates, and plain old huge. (Not safe for after lunch).

raygirvan — Thu, 19 Dec 2002 13:54:45 -0800

The Naked Mole-Rat is naturally naked. Conversely, these others are naked for reasons of disease (like this bear with alopecia and hairless chimpanzee) or mutation (the Sphynx cat; the Mexican hairless dog; the Chinese Crested Dog; the Naked Chicken; the Hairless Rat; a hairless ferret; the Nude Mouse; and the Hairless Hamster). What is the attraction of encouraging mutations that make normally furry animals furless?

Kevin Sanders — Tue, 16 Apr 2002 09:34:21 -0800

Mutated frogs! Pesticide is being blamed for giving some frogs multiple sex organs-- sometimes even both male and female.

PaperCut — Thu, 01 Jun 2000 22:04:22 -0800

Mutant Mice Drink More Alcohol, Recover Faster Now this is useful scientific research. Please alter my genes.