MIT Engineers World's First Schizophrenic Mice

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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Re:This may be a really ignorant question, but...

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I had a roommate who was a paranoid schizophrenic model. No lie, one time she said, "Do I look pretty? Stop looking at me!" Another time the electricity went out in the middle of the night. She shrieked like a banshee and came running into me and my girlfriend's room. Normally when a hot model comes running into your room in the middle of the night wanting to sleep with you because she's scared, that's a cause for celebration. Not this time.

So there's your rough rule of thumb. If a totally hot chick is just being a bitch, most folks would still sleep with her if given the opportunity. If the idea of sleeping with her gives you the heebie-jeebies then chances are she's not just being a bitch, she's fucking nuts.