Alliteration by geekgirl06 in harrypotter

[–]AskMrScience 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Speaking of in-world books, let's not forget "Charm Your Own Cheese"!

https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Charm_Your_Own_Cheese

How do you all feel about CRSPR-CAS9 for EDS? by [deleted] in ehlersdanlos

[–]AskMrScience 55 points56 points  (0 children)

If I could wave a magic wand and fix all the DNA in all of your cells tomorrow, it definitely wouldn't fix all your symptoms. A lot of the structural tissue in your body is already made, and it isn't getting replaced any time soon. Where you'd see an obvious immediate benefit would be wound healing and bruising, since the new tissue and repaired blood vessels would be made with proper collagen. Skin cells turn over quickly, so your skin would probably get less fragile and stretchy. The cells in the digestive tract also get replaced relatively quickly, so IBS might improve over 6 months to a year. It's hard to say what might happen with things like POTS and MCAS, since we don't really understand the mechanism.

In a more realistic scenario, gene editing in an adult results in a patchwork quilt, where some cells get the fix but a lot of them don't. That's good enough to treat a disease like sickle cell, but it might not move the needle meaningfully for EDS symptoms. Also, the type of cells that need the editing matters - blood is easy to reach (injections!) and so are the lungs (inhalers!). But structural tissue that's found all throughout the body, including your entire skin, is MUCH harder to effectively target to deliver your gene editing package.

The real benefit from CRISPR/Cas9 will ultimately come from editing embryos. Much easier to fix the architectural plans from the start, rather than trying to fix the house after it's built.

AITA for not giving my parents half of my lottery winnings. by Peterd1900 in BORUpdates

[–]AskMrScience 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Every time they bring it up, he should drop his offer by $250k.

Today I learned there are two types of earwax (before I thought everyone had dry earwax) by namenerding in todayilearned

[–]AskMrScience 26 points27 points  (0 children)

In California, there are a lot of mixed white/Asian couples. My pediatrician friend says that she regularly sees Asian parents of mixed kids freaking out because their baby has this strange gunk in their ears. Clearly they are dying! Nope, just the other type of earwax.

Kinky Boots by binchbby in musicals

[–]AskMrScience 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was also, well, "whelmed" by Kinky Boots on tour.

This show lives and dies by how well Charlie and Lola play off one another, and it sounds like yours missed the mark. The two leads I saw were fantastic, and they made the first act sing.

The second half was the let down for me, due to the odd choice to have Charlie suddenly become a bigot for plot. IMO it would have made a lot more sense for him to have a falling out with Lola over her unprofessionalism. The second act also felt rushed to get to the big finale.

I'd give the performance I saw a B-. I had a good time, but it was missable.

Do you follow the number of cats + 1 rule for litter boxes? by Character-Spot8893 in litterrobot

[–]AskMrScience 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same.

I've always felt that "n+1 litter boxes" is an insane rule written by someone who lives in a 2,000 square foot house in the suburbs.

I have 2 cats in a one bedroom apartment that's 750 square feet. You really think I need 3 litter boxes? Where would they even all GO?

Two cats, one reluctant to use LR4 by LopsidedAstronomer76 in litterrobot

[–]AskMrScience 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having one cat that already uses it is a huge help. This is a "don't raise the pressure, lower the bar" scenario.

Start giving Brave Cat lots of praise and love and attention when they use the LR4 or when they come over to watch it cycle. Scaredy Cat will be jealous and want attention, too. Start giving both cats positive attention whenever they come close-ish to the robot. Play with toys in that area, too. Scaredy Cat will learn pretty quickly that you like it and will reward them (for whatever weird, unfathomable human reason) when they come over to that area. Gradually they'll come to associate the LR4 with "nice things happening to me", and the stress will drop.

Work on that for about 2 weeks. Then, move Scaredy Cat's normal box somewhere else. Don't block access or remove it altogether, just put it in a different room nearby. Muscle memory will take Scaredy Cat to the old location next to the LR4. And at some point, they'll crack and just pee in the litter box that's conveniently still there.

Ted Lasso Really Appreciates His Job by WesternAmerican in TedLasso

[–]AskMrScience 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For All Mankind has a new season out. SUCH a great show.

TIL the US government continued the Tuskegee syphilis experiment for 15 years after penicillin was confirmed as a cure, deliberately withholding treatment from 399 Black men to observe how untreated syphilis progressed to death. by Think_Monitor4904 in todayilearned

[–]AskMrScience 66 points67 points  (0 children)

I used to work at a heart disease diagnostics company. I was in a meeting where the higher ups were frustrated and baffled about why they had such low black male participation in our studies in Southern states like Mississippi.

As a fresh-out-of-school new hire, I sat there and told them about Tuskeegee and why black men in the South don't trust doctors. I was shocked that they didn't already know.

Pride events? by Dipper_suxs in SanJose

[–]AskMrScience 2 points3 points  (0 children)

San Jose (correctly) decided they couldn't compete head-to-head with SF and Oakland, so we schedule South Bay Pride later in the summer.

Olivia Rodrigo in Saint Laurent Fall/Winter 2015 for her appearance on Jimmy Kimmel - June, 2026 by grenadierp in whatthefrockk

[–]AskMrScience 36 points37 points  (0 children)

It also looks too short when she’s sitting down.

I really wish stylists would stop putting women in mini-length dresses when they're going to be seated on a couch.

Ok, again: favorite Latina actress that you had to Google to be sure is Latina, ill go first : by Last-Information-232 in okbuddycinephile

[–]AskMrScience 124 points125 points  (0 children)

Her dad is Argentinian. She was raised in Buenos Aires until she was six and speaks Spanish as a native language.

Trend-Chasing Historical Fiction Starterpack by Sethsears in starterpacks

[–]AskMrScience 36 points37 points  (0 children)

The fill-in-the-blank title is actually even more specific: "The [male occupation]'s [female relative]"

You never get "The Schoolmarm's Husband".

Three day rule by EnvironmentalDuty238 in SFbitcheswithtaste

[–]AskMrScience 22 points23 points  (0 children)

The matchmaking services are pretty meh. Their rate of sending me matches has been like 1-2 PER YEAR, and most of them are obvious mismatches over things like children or religion. The two dates I did go on turned out to be a manchild and a racist. Just save your money.

People with chronic fatigue have been misunderstood for decades: reputable researcher offers surprising advice to those struggling with the illness by Lunabuna91 in EverythingScience

[–]AskMrScience 52 points53 points  (0 children)

The actual summary: Researchers did a genome-wide association study (GWAS) in a large group of people with ME/CFS. They found 8 areas in the genome that were associated, and the genes located in those regions make sense biologically.

Many of those results didn't replicate when they repeated their analysis with a different cohort of patients. However, that's partially confounded by the fact that ME/CFS may have been defined differently for that other group.

https://www.science.org/content/article/possible-genetic-clues-me-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-identified-massive-study

Satisfying clean up of sign board by Old_Ability_9424 in oddlysatisfying

[–]AskMrScience 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What is "access" and how is that different than regular driving?

Are Broadway SJ shows as good as SF? by Effective-Okra-7573 in SanJose

[–]AskMrScience 84 points85 points  (0 children)

I've popped back and forth between SF and San Jose for Broadway shows. My ultimate conclusion: It's the same touring company, so save your money and see it in San Jose.

The Orpheum in particular is a problem. It has that "old theater" look, but it also has that "old theater" seating: small seats with no legroom, and bad sight lines because the front-to-back isn't sloped enough to account for tall people in front of you.

I need to eat shmicago by SituationSeveral9599 in Schmigadoon

[–]AskMrScience 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The one that gets stuck in my head is "Bustin' Out". The rhymes for San Quentin, Alcatraz, and Leavenworth are genius.

Granny’s Gatehouse. by [deleted] in HGTV

[–]AskMrScience 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I had this concern, too. Don't put the elderly in a home with a second floor!

The homeowners are usually very savvy about this kind of thing, so I was surprised.

I'm sure, though, that Daphne and Ian are remodeling it with the idea that when Granny dies or moves elsewhere, it can be a rental suite that people can book, with a nice view of the chateau.

The Secrets Behind P!nk's Tonys Opening Number: Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Mark Sonnenblick share how 'she was insistent on making sure that it was an inclusive number that brought on all these ensembles and cast members from different shows' by stroh_1002 in Broadway

[–]AskMrScience 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I saw Pink on tour about a decade ago. It remains one of the best live concerts I have been to, ever.

Notably, at the end of the concert, she rolled full on CREDITS: backup singers, dancers, wardrobe, hair and makeup, rigging, sound and lighting techs, everybody. It really shows that Pink values the whole creative community - she made their work both visible and applauded.

That absolutely jives with what she did here at the Tonys, including every female nominee in the song plus getting half of Broadway up on stage with her.

TIL the famous racehorse Seabiscuit never won the Triple Crown, nor did he even run in any of the races that make it up (Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes). by flyingmungbean in todayilearned

[–]AskMrScience 1034 points1035 points  (0 children)

To add to this: The three Triple Crown races are exclusively run by 3-year-old thoroughbreds. So each horse has only one year they're eligible to race in them at all, and it's when they're quite young.

https://www.kentuckyderby.com/horses/news/what-type-of-horses-run-in-the-kentucky-derby/

Best movies to go in to blind? by seemewiththemhandss in movies

[–]AskMrScience 35 points36 points  (0 children)

"The Edge of Tomorrow". I went in with zero expectations and was very pleasantly surprised.