Liberal Democrats may in
future be able to have their missing balls or backbones
replaced with ones grown from cells taken from chickens or mice,
experts have predicted.
Scientists say hybrids of mouse or
chicken stem cells – both of which are remarkably similar in structure
to those extracted from Liberal Democrat cabinet ministers – raises the
possibility of growing missing teeth, backbones and balls on junior
coalition MPs’ bodies.
Several pairs of fully functioning balls – created
by combining stem cells taken from mice and Vince Cable well before he
sold himself out for a seat in the cabinet – have been grown in a
laboratory by researchers who hope the work could lead to Liberal
Democrat MPs being able to grow back other things they lack – such as
scruples or guts – and in the future it may even be possible to provide
them with at least a primitive, working conscience scientists say.
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The
headline caused a bit of momentary confusion, wot. "Liberal" and
"Democrats" are become synonyms here. Plus, I think we'll agree that
it's the GOP who need to grow some brass balls. Then I noticed
I'd
been Trompe-l'œil'd—the story
refers to the Brits. Never mind.
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