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Articles like this drive panic and speculation among those who don't have enough scientific competency to ascertain the significance of differences between mice
by kumarski 12y ago
Articles like this drive panic and speculation among those who don't have enough scientific competency to ascertain the significance of differences between mice and men.(humans)
https://www.quora.com/What-are-examples-of-drugs-that-showed-promising-results-in-clinical-lab-animal-trials-and-failed-miserably-in-human-trials https://www.quora.com/What-are-examples-of-drugs-that-showed...
The problem with the word 'cancer' and 'consumption' in biology is that it is a combinatorially complex issue.
There are many different types of cancer and many more types of gut bacteria for 'consumption.'
https://www.quora.com/How-many-types-of-gut-bacteria-exist-in-our-digestive-system https://www.quora.com/How-many-types-of-gut-bacteria-exist-i...
- blacksmith_tb 12y agoExcept these mice were knockouts for Neu5Gc, making them much more like us, for purposes of this study. Also, humans and mice are both omnivorous mammals, so not radically different with regards to diet, potentially (squeak).
- kumarski 12y agoCorrelation, not causation. With 500-1000 identified/unidentified species of gut bacteria floating around, mimicking one is a bad data set. Corollary example, we've not proved that H.Pylori causes Ulcerative Colitis, yet they coexist frequently.