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The HIV problem in humanized mice is such a difficult problem. Even if we overcome the technical challenges of mass-producing tiny condoms, and the logistical
by asciimo 13y ago
The HIV problem in humanized mice is such a difficult problem. Even if we overcome the technical challenges of mass-producing tiny condoms, and the logistical challenges of distributing them, mice simply do not use them. The cultural and educational challenges are too great.
- MDCore 13y agoMaybe if humanized mice practised abstinence until mice marriage they wouldn't get HIV in the first place? Then we wouldn't be spending billions of dollars trying to find them a cure.
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- primitivesuave 13y agoAstute observation - on my last trip to Tanzania, the humanized mice were using the condoms distributed by local NGOs to carry and store water from the village well. The best course of action is to put tiny holes in the condoms to discourage their use as water-carrying vessels.