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[-] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 30 points 5 days ago

For those who don’t know, this is how some labs use rats and mice when the are uncooperative. I don’t think the intent is to hurt the mouse, just to contain it briefly.

Not saying it’s okay or not okay. Just saying why it’s like this.

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 5 days ago

it definitely doesn't hurt the mouse, maybe they're a bit uncomfortable but it's just all-round the best solution for everyone involved

[-] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 days ago

Best solution would be to not use antiquated systems for testing for human consumption, a method that isn't even that indicative of how it would react to a human anyway.

[-] Narauko@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago

You will never get human trials for anything that hasn't passed animal testing until we have lab grown human organs/organ systems, but that is a ways out and also somewhat controversial. Coning partial people or parts of people needs a lot of safeguards.

[-] wabasso@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 days ago

Curious if you’re thinking of any cases where we’d need a safeguard for any parts of the body other than the brain? Like would a whole human minus the brain be OK?

I guess there’s the whole identity theft and impersonation side of things.

[-] Narauko@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

The main concerns I see are if it is actually only individual organs, and things like your rights to your own genetic code/cell lines.

[-] wabasso@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

Yeah but can you give more details? Like what’s an example of something bad happening if it’s more than individual organs, like your entire body minus your head for example.

[-] Narauko@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Like Henrietta Lacks, who I mention in another reply, who had her cells harvested from a cervical cancer treatment and propagated indefinitely to be used as human medical specimens. Pharmaceutical companies have already attempted patenting portions of the human genome, so having them take sections of your personal genome if you have an allele mutation they find profitable is a concern. Using your genetic code like an advertising fingerprint to sell you treatments or services. Selling that data to third parties. Making registries of people with specific genetics for use by Governments to regulate or oppress, either eugenically or ethnically.

There are multiple movies where instead of growing individual organs they clone people for harvest, which I would hope is just too far beyond the pale to ever leave Hollywood but, then I remember shit like Unit 731 and Josef Mengele. That last one isn't really a real fear, but had to mention it.

[-] wabasso@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

OK yeah I’m getting the picture now. I need to GPL my genome one day.

[-] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 3 points 4 days ago

I could easily see some corporation buying someone's intellectual property rights to their genetic code. I do recall a Supreme Court case where a company patented DNA.

[-] Narauko@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Exactly what I am talking about along with the immortalized cell lines stolen from minorities. I have no problems with people donating themselves to science or being appropriately compensated with thoroughly informed consent, the advances to science are critical. I just don't want the biomedical equivalent of OpenAI stealing IP happening to make the 0.1% even richer.

[-] JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz 3 points 5 days ago

And they probably grab the rat by the taip and beat the shit out of it.

[-] pupbiru@aussie.zone 4 points 4 days ago

yeah! animal testing only exists to cause harm! outcomes are irrelevant - science gets off on beating up animals and THATS why animal testing exists… those sadistic pricks

[-] JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 days ago

I didn't say it's useless, but people do enjoy beating the shit out of animals. And also some research about vulnerable minorities gets screwed over because of animal testing example: autistic mice: lead and microplastic poisoning the mice and observing their behaviour. If we fed mice a shitload of fried chicken and called them N mice, the media would be mad as shit, but of course it's completely fine when it's not a recognized minority.

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