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The whole article is about a study on autistic mice. Except that there's no such thing as an autistic mouse. Trying to apply the diagnosis of autism to a mouse
by hannob 8y ago
The whole article is about a study on autistic mice. Except that there's no such thing as an autistic mouse. Trying to apply the diagnosis of autism to a mouse is so beyond ridiculous.
- lubesGordi 8y agoThere is a clear impact of gut bacteria on behavior, that's pretty much all you need to start deriving value from the experiments.
- twtw 8y agoCare to share your reasoning? - the article describes the symptoms in mice that the researchers observe, and it seems like a reasonable place to start. Or do you just prefer to disparage the work of these researchers, without explanation?
- csdreamer7 8y agoAgreed, too many people state things without bothering to prove it. This study may flag people's bullshit meters, but simply stating mice can't be autistic is a poor way to do it. If anyone can cite research on if mice can develop autism or not I would love to see it. Edit: there is a study published by Nature mouse models of autism with behavioral genetics. https://www.nature.com/articles/4002082 https://www.nature.com/articles/4002082