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In mice.

by vermilingua 6y ago

In mice.

whatiscomputer 6y ago
Hooray for mice.
chrisco255 6y ago
I know at least three blind mice who would be interested in this technology.
- deleted 6y ago
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- lilgreenland 6y ago
  I'd like to see how they run with these new eyes.
  - Areading314 6y ago
    Very fast, once they see the bill
    - shadowprofile77 6y ago
      Thank god Hacker news doesn't offer laugh emoticons like those in whatsapp or facebook, but if it did, you'd have earned several from me with this.
trophycase 6y ago
At some point are we better at healthcare for mice than for humans?
- arthurcolle 6y ago
  Almost definitionally, yes.
- DoreenMichele 6y ago
  Maybe not. We do this to mice because experimenting on humans like they are Frankenstinian monsters is unethical and illegal.
  - xwdv 6y ago
    But far more effective unfortunately. Imagine the advances that could be made without moral obligations getting in the way.
    - DoreenMichele 6y ago
      Funny, I see zero evidence that the Syphilis experiment done on Black men in Alabama without their consent has done anything at all for the status or health of Black Americans. It seems to me their lives still suck more than average for Americans. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuskegee_Syphilis_Study https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuskegee_Syphilis_Study
      - xwdv 6y ago
        I cannot comment on that particular experiment.
  - jcims 6y ago
    Until we start growing little parts of humans - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41580-020-0259-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41580-020-0259-3 I mean, little parts at first...then whole organs, then whole systems, then everything but the brain, etc etc.
    - DoreenMichele 6y ago
      I've never seen it, but I have heard that is basically the plot for the movie The Island: What happens when we get to the logical end point and it turns out you need to grow a whole person for things to work right. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Island_(2005_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Island_(2005_film)
- refurb 6y ago
  Sure if by better you mean ignoring long term efficacy and safety and then sacrificing them after the study is done.

In mice.

whatiscomputer 6y ago

Hooray for mice.

chrisco255 6y ago

I know at least three blind mice who would be interested in this technology.

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lilgreenland 6y ago
I'd like to see how they run with these new eyes.
- Areading314 6y ago
  Very fast, once they see the bill
  - shadowprofile77 6y ago
    Thank god Hacker news doesn't offer laugh emoticons like those in whatsapp or facebook, but if it did, you'd have earned several from me with this.

trophycase 6y ago

At some point are we better at healthcare for mice than for humans?

arthurcolle 6y ago
Almost definitionally, yes.
DoreenMichele 6y ago
Maybe not. We do this to mice because experimenting on humans like they are Frankenstinian monsters is unethical and illegal.
- xwdv 6y ago
  But far more effective unfortunately. Imagine the advances that could be made without moral obligations getting in the way.
  - DoreenMichele 6y ago
    Funny, I see zero evidence that the Syphilis experiment done on Black men in Alabama without their consent has done anything at all for the status or health of Black Americans. It seems to me their lives still suck more than average for Americans. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuskegee_Syphilis_Study https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuskegee_Syphilis_Study
    - xwdv 6y ago
      I cannot comment on that particular experiment.
- jcims 6y ago
  Until we start growing little parts of humans - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41580-020-0259-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41580-020-0259-3 I mean, little parts at first...then whole organs, then whole systems, then everything but the brain, etc etc.
  - DoreenMichele 6y ago
    I've never seen it, but I have heard that is basically the plot for the movie The Island: What happens when we get to the logical end point and it turns out you need to grow a whole person for things to work right. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Island_(2005_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Island_(2005_film)
refurb 6y ago
Sure if by better you mean ignoring long term efficacy and safety and then sacrificing them after the study is done.