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Pain-free mice

Posted by michael on from the makes-being-an-experimental-subject-almost-fun dept.

mccalli writes: "Not input devices, but real live squeaky things. Apparently, Canadian scientists are trying to breed mice that do not feel pain. The eventual goal is a better pain killer for humans, but this is said to be a long way off. More in the Nature article here."

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  1. Here I come to save the day! by imrdkl · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Er, sorry, couldn't resist.

    Moderators, you know what to do.