And? From many biological perspectives mice are rather similar to humans. And very easy to test these kinds of things. Not everything will translate 100%, but more often then not they are useful.
For this kind of study, we are really not that much different from mice.
We share 97.5% of our DNA with mice. We share many similarities in our immune systems, brain, and yes even gut.
The study uses mice to try and find a mechanism of ageing in humans, and they test their theories on mice. They do find a mechanism! It is rather unlikely that the mechanism they find does not apply at all in humans.
If we didn’t use animal models to try and understand human biology our models, medicine, drugs, etc would be far far worse.
magiccupcake@lemmy.world 1 month ago
And? From many biological perspectives mice are rather similar to humans. And very easy to test these kinds of things. Not everything will translate 100%, but more often then not they are useful.
xep@discuss.online 1 month ago
We aren’t mice.
magiccupcake@lemmy.world 1 month ago
For this kind of study, we are really not that much different from mice.
We share 97.5% of our DNA with mice. We share many similarities in our immune systems, brain, and yes even gut.
The study uses mice to try and find a mechanism of ageing in humans, and they test their theories on mice. They do find a mechanism! It is rather unlikely that the mechanism they find does not apply at all in humans.
If we didn’t use animal models to try and understand human biology our models, medicine, drugs, etc would be far far worse.
For example see: blood.ca/…/why-do-scientists-use-mice-medical
Jimbabwe@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Literally nobody is making that argument
xep@discuss.online 1 month ago
Post title is.