Random: Supermouse Stuns Scientists

I use Stumbleupon quite a bit as it does a great job of bringing really interesting content to my attention that I would not otherwise see.  I stumbled onto an article this morning about a Supermouse.  It's definitely out there.  It's actually not from the National Inquirer either.  Check it:

Supermouse Stuns Scientists with Physical Abilities

Scientists have been astounded by the creation of a genetically modified " supermouse" with extraordinary physical abilities – comparable to the performance of the very best athletes – raising the prospect that the discovery may one day be used to transform people's capacities.

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Professor Hanson said yesterday: "They are metabolically similar to Lance Armstrong biking up the Pyrenees. They utilise mainly fatty acids for energy and produce very little lactic acid. They are not eating or drinking and yet they can run for four or five hours. They are 10 times more active than ordinary mice in their home cage. They also live longer – up to three years of age – and are reproductively active for almost three years. In short, they are remarkable animals.

" On the downside, they eat twice as much as control mice, but they are half the weight, and are very aggressive. Why this is the case, we are not really sure."

 He said: " We could spot them at just a few weeks after birth. They popped around the cage like popcorn. We found that they were about 10 times as active as ordinary mice."

Weird!  What do you think?  Are Supermice about to take over the world?