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MIT Engineers World's First Schizophrenic Mice

Posted by kdawson on from the beautiful-little-minds dept.

Frosty Piss writes "MIT researchers have created a schizophrenic mouse that pinpoints a gene variation predisposing people to schizophrenia. Research with the mouse may lead to the first genetically targeted drugs for the disease, which affects 1 percent of the population worldwide. This is the first study that uses animals who demonstrate an array of symptoms observed in schizophrenic patients to identify specific genes that predispose people to the disease."

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  1. Wrong. by EveryNickIsTaken · · Score: 5, Funny

    Pinky (or was it the Brain?) was the first schizophrenic mouse.

    1. Re:Wrong. by mwvdlee · · Score: 4, Funny

      There are just SO many joke opportunities about schizophrenic mice racing through my mind that I seem to be unable to filter out one specifically.

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  2. Re:This may be a really ignorant question, but... by sveard · · Score: 5, Funny

    The mouse was seen using an axe hacking through a mouse sized door, shouting .. "Here's Pinky!"