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		rsaarelm on Oct 16, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How to build a universe that doesn’t fall apart tw... What's the deal with the "headline ... in a California newspaper", "Scientists say that mice cannot be made to look like human beings"? Is this referencing some actual thing or did he just make it up?

syncsynchalt on Oct 16, 2023 [–]

Presumably in the context of medical testing. It's a common point made in journals to this day:

- https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2020/why-drugs-tested-in-...

- https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/12/science/testing-of-some-d...

- https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/mar/20/mice-clinica...

and a humorous take:

- https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/08/01/scientists-ask...

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