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We're for some reason getting a lot of this stuff on HN, but it's not surprising that there isn't much expertise to evaluate it here. It's impossible to argue
by lvs 12y ago
We're for some reason getting a lot of this stuff on HN, but it's not surprising that there isn't much expertise to evaluate it here.
It's impossible to argue anything about cancer from this study. The mean lifespan of this strain of mice is around two years, and natural cause of death is not commonly due to tumor burden. Black 6 mice were bred for atherosclerosis and hyperinsulinemia studies, and mortality is usually related to diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Long story short: they die long before unaided tumorigenesis is an issue.