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Duppers

(28,242 posts)
Wed Oct 12, 2022, 07:03 PM Oct 2022

Just NO! "Brain-like human tissue implanted in rat brains...

"Brain-like human tissue implanted in rat brains influenced their behavior.

Seven years ago, researchers at Stanford University started an ambitious experiment: They began growing miniature, simplified versions of the human brain from stem cells inside a lab, then later injected that tissue into the brains of newborn rats.

Their results, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, showed that the brain-like human tissue integrated with the rat tissue, then continued to mature.

Those brain cells, in turn, seemed to influence the rats’ behavior.
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MORE...
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/human-brain-tissue-implanted-rat-brains-influenced-behavior-rcna51531

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Just NO! "Brain-like human tissue implanted in rat brains... (Original Post) Duppers Oct 2022 OP
Just because you can do something Mz Pip Oct 2022 #1
my thoughts exactly,,, KarenS Oct 2022 #2
Ben?.... sdfernando Oct 2022 #3
The rat's IQ dropped 10 points doc03 Oct 2022 #4
Lol! Only 10? catrose Oct 2022 #6
Have they not seen any sf movies? catrose Oct 2022 #5
Yes- JUST NO!!!!! Tumbulu Oct 2022 #7
Very interesting read ... Xoan Oct 2022 #8
Thanks.🤐 Duppers Oct 2022 #13
"Better understanding of how humans think and behave." Well, it won't work! These guys think the Karadeniz Oct 2022 #9
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH fromVT Oct 2022 #10
Old News FrankTC Oct 2022 #11
😁 Duppers Oct 2022 #14
This is what happens when... NNadir Oct 2022 #12
Not that you can't get that job localroger Oct 2022 #15
What are we going to do tonight? Wednesdays Oct 2022 #16
I'm not real keen on animal testing Bayard Oct 2022 #17
😋 Duppers Oct 2022 #18
Why no? Its no different than using any other cell from any other thing on this planet. cstanleytech Oct 2022 #19

Duppers

(28,242 posts)
13. Thanks.🤐
Wed Oct 12, 2022, 08:49 PM
Oct 2022

I realize these scientists are trying to help, even cure human cognitive problems.

"Eventually, this type of rat model could be used to study psychiatric disorders, autism or neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s, and even to identify new treatments or test their effectiveness."


However, I'm one of those people who do not believe the end always justifies the means. I also opposed many other animal experimentations, like those in psychology labs. (Had a dozen college hrs. of psych courses myself.)



Karadeniz

(23,359 posts)
9. "Better understanding of how humans think and behave." Well, it won't work! These guys think the
Wed Oct 12, 2022, 07:33 PM
Oct 2022

Human Mind consists of brain activity. But, Mind also consists of soul energy, which is why Mind survives death, can escape the brain and observe even if the physical eyes and ears are disabled.

FrankTC

(220 posts)
11. Old News
Wed Oct 12, 2022, 08:35 PM
Oct 2022

Not that long ago, rat brains were implanted into humans, thereby producing Republicans.

(Yes, speciesist — sorries!)

NNadir

(34,533 posts)
12. This is what happens when...
Wed Oct 12, 2022, 08:41 PM
Oct 2022

...journalists try to discuss science.

My standard joke is that one can't get a degree in journalism if you have passed a college level science course with a grade of C or better.

localroger

(3,701 posts)
15. Not that you can't get that job
Wed Oct 12, 2022, 09:45 PM
Oct 2022

It's that if you have passed the science courses, you can get a better one easily.

Bayard

(24,145 posts)
17. I'm not real keen on animal testing
Thu Oct 13, 2022, 12:31 AM
Oct 2022

Besides, if they wanted to influence rat behavior, all they had to do was have them listen to trump for 5 minutes. They'd be throwing their cheese at the TV.

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