Re: [CH] GE Mice

Coyote (coyote@calweb.com)
Thu, 04 May 2000 22:09:07 -0700

"Lamoureaux, Shona" wrote:

> Fellow Chileheads,
>
> has an article about a mouse that has been genetically modified to not have
> the capsaicin receptor; it "no longer avoids the spicy Habanero pepper".

I don't know about that but a few years back I lost quite a few chiles to
rats....includeing habs..
so unless they're escaped from some weird genetic experiments from UCD
(University of CA Davis) ;-)
I figure if any mammal is hungry enough they'll eat chiles.

Coyote
Howlin' for Habaneros