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> Then they sacrificed the animals and looked at their brains. That seems... extreme. Interesting word choice there!
by biggerfisch 12y ago
> Then they sacrificed the animals and looked at their brains.
That seems... extreme. Interesting word choice there!
- cafebeen 12y agoSurprisingly, this is the norm for research with animal models
- trhway 12y ago> animal models Strange, i never heard "human model" in the research context. I've always felt that the usage of "animal model" is a reprehensible euphemism here. Research on animals. Minimum we owe them is to call it as it is.
- aaronem 12y ago“Sacrifice” is common scientific parlance for the killing of experimental animals.
- deeviant 12y agoIn the name of Science (and Cthulhu) I sacrifice you!
- _abattoir 12y agoThere's a god for that. [0] Although she would more likely be miffed that you offed one of her progeny. [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu_Mythos_deities#Bast http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu_Mythos_deities#Bast