#animal-studies

#animal-studies

There was a minor stir a few years back when some American scientists bred a strain of gene-edited hamsters with the chemical that causes anger removed, presumably so they could achieve one of humanity's historic goals: the dream of a more docile hamster. Unfortunately the opposite happened. What the scientists created was a race of hyper-angry hamsters. These were described a little glibly in the media as Mutant Rage Monsters. But science is always more nuanced than this.

Female gorillas strongly prefer to join groups that include females they have known for at least five years or have seen in the last two years.

Animal studies consistently show reproductive damage across species from Toxoplasma infection, raising important questions about its potential impact on human male infertility.