Asked what had inspired her to fly to the capital from Colorado, Andrea Carrasco started with God and ended with light bulbs.

She came, Carrasco said, to “ask God to restore the country. Our freedom is lost. My freedoms are lost. To be able to preach anywhere we want, to have God in our schools, to drive any kind of car we want and if I want to drive a gas guzzler I can, if I want to eat a lot of sugar and salt, and I shouldn’t be forced to buy medical care.”

Carrasco paused, but only briefly. “To be able to burn the kind of light bulb I want,” she added. “The list goes on.”
Source: Toronto Star

Of course, similar issues apply when it comes to government websites and various other places where information should be simple to find.

Case in point, Dr. Twittenheimer, whose secret identity I won’t reveal about myself.

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Another example is given by the results of cloning, which is more or less the same thing as identical twins, only a generation apart. Even though a clone and donor may be genetically identical, phenotypically they are not. There is noise in the developmental process, some randomness in the regulation of genes, and many ways in which the environment can exert an influence.

Clones are not always identical!

In some cases, the distinction between donor and clone can be quite major. Consider, for example, Rainbow and Cc — the first donor and clone cats, respectively. Rainbow is a calico, which introduces another level of complexity as different copies of genes are silenced in different parts of the body. Cc has a completely different coat color pattern. There are also differences in size and demeanor.

Rainbow and Cc -- donor and clone, but not identical.

I recently completed a similar experiment using one of my cats, Pippin, to note the difference between him and another cat created from samples of his fur (he sheds a tremendous amount).

Pippin, the constantly shedding fur donor.

As with Rainbow and Cc, Pippin’s genetically identical clone differed significantly in body size and temperament.

Mini Pippin, who is 10% more lethargic than the original.