October 8, 2005

IS HE MICHAEL J. FOX'S CONNECTION?

Worker 'stole human brains' (Agence France-Presse, October 07, 2005

THE QUEENSLAND state government has said it would investigate allegations that a forensic laboratory worker stole parts from human brains so they could be injected into racehorses to make them run faster.

The worker at a pathology lab in the northern city of Brisbane reportedly stole pituitary glands, found at the base of the brain, because the hormones they contain govern growth stimulation and could stimulate horses.

Posted by Orrin Judd at October 8, 2005 6:57 PM
Comments

Wouldn't using horse pitutary glands work better in horses (assuming it works at all)?

Posted by: carter at October 8, 2005 7:22 PM

And wouldn't it be a easier, not to mention not-evil, to harvest horse pitutary glands from dead horses?

Posted by: mike beversluis at October 8, 2005 8:09 PM

Just make sure you don't use A.B.Normal's brain.

Posted by: Raoul Ortega at October 8, 2005 8:21 PM

The last time this was attempted, we ended up with Mr. Ed The Talking Horse. Who, by the way, did nothing but hang around the barn.

Posted by: AllenS [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 9, 2005 7:45 AM
« WHO SAID DARWINISM WAS BANAL? | Main | IZAN: »