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It is pretty dark. There's even a cute beagle picture in a graph. Apparently beagles are the preferred model animal for radiation studies going back to the 1950

by joshe 8y ago

It is pretty dark. There's even a cute beagle picture in a graph. Apparently beagles are the preferred model animal for radiation studies going back to the 1950's.

fhood 8y ago
I don't even have a problem with it necessarily, but they should probably use pigs. Nobody cares about pigs.
- drag0nballz 8y ago
  Pigs are actually great pets. They've been domesticated practically as long as dogs
  - ddingus 8y ago
    Truth. Had pigs for a time as a kid. When people spend quality time with them, pigs respond. They like people.
  - wahern 8y ago
    I lived on a farm for a year as a kid. The owner was missing an ear and always made sure to remind me to keep all body parts outside the hog pen.
- bwbw223 8y ago
  But that's a waste of bacon!
  - outworlder 8y ago
    Then you do a controlled blind study on extending the lifespans of humans eating bacon from irradiated pigs. Wastage stopped, science advanced, lifespans extended (maybe).