Oh, gee, where do I start? DNA consists of 4 nucleotides, abbreviated G, A, T, C, and all living things use them. Let's see... I use bacteria to grow DNA containing human genes, which I insert into mouse cells and test whether the human genes affect a mouse protein by measuring the amount of firefly enzyme that the cells produce... which is impossible, according to what you said. Yet I, and countless others, have published papers in peer-reviewed journals detailing just this kind of experiment.
And American taxpayers have spent tens of thousands of dollars for me to do this, too. Thank you, taxpayers!
Oh, gee, where do I start? DNA consists of 4 nucleotides, abbreviated G, A, T, C, and all living things use them. Let's see... I use bacteria to grow DNA containing human genes, which I insert into mouse cells and test whether the human genes affect a mouse protein by measuring the amount of firefly enzyme that the cells produce... which is impossible, according to what you said. Yet I, and countless others, have published papers in peer-reviewed journals detailing just this kind of experiment.
I really do not see how your answer refutes my statement. First of all, you are inserting DNA from a more complex organism into a less complex one. Secondly, what did these experiments supposedly prove? That the DNA code of a gene will produce the same protein in different organisms? I would think this is a given. Since these organisms have similar genes, they will produce such proteins when tricked into using one gene for another. You are still inserting DNA into an organism that has the entire network for producing the protein. In fact, that is the reason for doing these insertions. We are trying to produce proteins to use as medicines in humans.
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