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applegrove

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3. Transgenic means human cells are added to the mice DNA

Reply to AZJonnie (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 6, 2025, 02:35 AM

Mar 2025

so they can study the effects on humans, for asthma, using mice. There is no connection to transgender anything or changing anything to do with the sexual orientation of mice. Trump did a faceplant, and Musk and JD joined in, proving what happens when you don't talk with the experts in government.

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Trump: $8 million "making mice transgender." Reality: *transgenic* (genetically modified) mice. [View all] applegrove Mar 2025 OP

That's... I'm speechless. Dave Bowman Mar 2025 #1

Apparently there's a few of them that are like "effects of hormone replacement therapy on asthma" AZJonnie Mar 2025 #2

Transgenic means human cells are added to the mice DNA applegrove Mar 2025 #3

Yes, well I took the extra step of looking up what the studies were, since Trump listed them on whitehouse.gov AZJonnie Mar 2025 #5

Yeah I'm not about to believe anything Trump puts up on wh.gov. applegrove Mar 2025 #6

Okay, well, let me end this by vigorously stating my opinion AZJonnie Mar 2025 #8

I'm not into the games Trump plays. He was wrong and he lied. applegrove Mar 2025 #9

Mistaking "transgenic" for "transgender"--isn't that exactly... keep_left Mar 2025 #4

"This is the story about Bald Headed [Don]... He talks a lot, and it's usually wrong." JoseBalow Mar 2025 #7

Ignorance is bliss is malaise Mar 2025 #10

Back in the day it used to be funny. Beastly Boy Mar 2025 #11