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I saw on a Netflix documentary that it is possible to make mice bioluminescent by altering their genetic code. Is this possible with all species? How much energy would that cost them (would it affect their metabolism)? Could you make them bioluminescent with any color?

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[WP] Day 413: the dolphins have taken London…

26 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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[RF] “How do you expect to hunt with no gun?” “I’m not here to kill. I’m here to make contact.”

14 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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[WP] you’re perusing an old picture album when you decide to remove a photo depicting a nostalgic childhood scene. The moment you remove it, you lose all recollection of those moments…

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[WP] There is a massive air pocket that travels along the ocean floor...

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[WP] You enter the sporadically decorated vehicle of an Uber driver, photos, magazine snippets, detailing, and obscure trinkets covering the interior. You’re perplexed but not enough to reject the service. As the ride progresses, however, the decorations and conversation reveal darker hues.

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[WP] There was a carpenter who specialized in elaborate furniture. There is one client, anonymous, whose orders always have that certain flair and attention to detail the carpenter deeply appreciates. Then…

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[WP] It’s stuck there, on their face, as if pinned on a bulletin board by a shaky pair of hands. That expression, that momentary slip, that involuntary wriggling of the muscles that spells “I am other,” that transmits “you are apart”

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[WP] An old man and an old woman, each on their last leg, live on opposite sides of a lake. At night, when the world goes still, they contemplate the waters and the memories it holds. One day, each enthralled by a lifetime, they find each other, and weave their worlds together.

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[WP] “Not gonna lie, the shrine’s a bit much, but I appreciate the effort.”

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I saw on a Netflix documentary that it is possible to make mice bioluminescent by altering their genetic code. Is this possible with all species? How much energy would that cost them (would it affect their metabolism)? Could you make them bioluminescent with any color?	3630	askscience
[WP] Day 413: the dolphins have taken London…	26	WritingPrompts
[RF] “How do you expect to hunt with no gun?” “I’m not here to kill. I’m here to make contact.”	14	WritingPrompts
[WP] you’re perusing an old picture album when you decide to remove a photo depicting a nostalgic childhood scene. The moment you remove it, you lose all recollection of those moments…	14	WritingPrompts
[WP] There is a massive air pocket that travels along the ocean floor...	12	WritingPrompts
[WP] You enter the sporadically decorated vehicle of an Uber driver, photos, magazine snippets, detailing, and obscure trinkets covering the interior. You’re perplexed but not enough to reject the service. As the ride progresses, however, the decorations and conversation reveal darker hues.	12	WritingPrompts
[WP] There was a carpenter who specialized in elaborate furniture. There is one client, anonymous, whose orders always have that certain flair and attention to detail the carpenter deeply appreciates. Then…	10	WritingPrompts
[WP] It’s stuck there, on their face, as if pinned on a bulletin board by a shaky pair of hands. That expression, that momentary slip, that involuntary wriggling of the muscles that spells “I am other,” that transmits “you are apart”	10	WritingPrompts
[WP] An old man and an old woman, each on their last leg, live on opposite sides of a lake. At night, when the world goes still, they contemplate the waters and the memories it holds. One day, each enthralled by a lifetime, they find each other, and weave their worlds together.	9	WritingPrompts
[WP] “Not gonna lie, the shrine’s a bit much, but I appreciate the effort.”	8	WritingPrompts