Old Genes we still carry from ancestors

[HewenttoJared]

http://m.io9.com//5780359/a-drug-tha...-a-*****-spine

I'm not big on the spine, but sensory whiskers? Yes please.

[MadMonk]

. Being able to sense the world with whiskers, the way cats and mice do, would be pretty great. And I'm sure we'd find a use for those ***** spines

Yikes. It seems to me that stories like this could generate suspicion of gene research and the possibility of "designer babies", making legitimate research for curing diseases a little suspect.

[HewenttoJared]

They mostly interest me because of their non-effect on people who doubt the origin of our species.