Genetically Determined Puns

I was putzing around, looking on the science and history of transitioning when I found THIS link.

The study has only been done on mice, and only a handful at that, but as many who are interested in Biology already know scientists use mice because they're nearly identical to us genetically. The study has shown some very promising outcomes, and someday soon starting HRT may be as easy as receiving a small series of shots!

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(I spent pre-teen/teen years obese so i don't know what my body looks like at a normal weight post puberty)

I am buying clothes due to a lot of places having sales. I noticed at American Eagle that the curvy jeans fit me best. I still have about 15-20 pounds pounds to go and I was wondering if I will still be curvy (in terms of clothing sizing) by the end of my journey? My measurements are 5'1 at 140 lbs (Waist: 30 in and Hips: 38 in). I've given up on measuring my thighs because I can never measure in the same place so I wasn't getting accurate numbers but my thighs are very muscular in the quads and hamstrings and I have a bit of fat accumulated on the top outer side so technically my hips are a bit wider than my hips.

My measurements 25 pounds ago at 165 lbs were my waist being 35 inches and hips were 42 inches (my progress measurement wise is really crazy now that I think about it, I'm scared thinking about what my measurements were when I was at my highest weight of 185 lbs).

Recently at the Toronto Zoo, a female giraffe named Mstari gave birth to a calf. In an article about the baby giraffe, they mentioned that this birth was very important because "The pairing of Kiko [the father] and Mstari was at the recommendation of the AZA Masai giraffe Species Survival Plan (SSP), a cooperative breeding program among accredited zoos."

Later on, the head of the zoo is quoted as saying that "Mstari is the most genetically valuable giraffe in North America."

What does "genetic value" mean in this context, and what makes some animals more valuable than others of the same species?

My wife went to a doctor appointment today at a student clinic. The student doctor working with her told her the color of your earwax is determined by where (geographically) you're from, after noting her earwax was kind of red. To my mind, that would simply indicate there is a small amount of blood in her ear. The idea of her ear wax color being slightly red because she is from a particular state in the Midwest is not something I have ever heard, and google doesn't even have a dumb yahoo question thread about that. Is her doctor a fool, or is this some kind of secret doctor knowledge I don't know about?

I have a new clone planted and it's supposed to be tall and it certainly is so far. I'd prefer it bush out a bit and even out more, so I have the main stem tied down at a 45 degree angle facing north and it's starting to bush out from the lower branches. But the main top (actually two, since it was topped once already) is still rapidly growing longer than I like or have space for considering how early in the season we are. I'm considering just cutting off a node or two or three from this main stem to slow it down further and allow the rest to catch up and even out. I've never topped a plant any further than a single node at a time, so I was just wondering if this would be advisable. I imagine it would be fine, but I wanted to double-check. Thanks

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Interesting LDL protects against infection but does it?

https://www.ahajournals.org/cms/asset/173b07d0-6dad-4a7a-9e11-93c896deae6c/267fig02.gif But now its just HDL?

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/ATVBAHA.119.313381

So what we see is that LDL's protective virtue is reliant with elevated HDL.

That is to say, high LDL is benefical against infection but only when there is high HDL. Have low HDL and the benfits of LDL also dissipate.

So what does this model?
LDL throughout is benefical against risk of infection but LDL stagnation is not.

I had an argument with friend that every intersex people can be determined to be genetically male or female. In example people with CAIS (complete androgen intensivity syndrome) can give a birth even if they still have XY chromosomes in very rare cases. Also like XXY are genetically male and XX male syndrome people are still genetically male.

So what do you think?