cm0002@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 个月前Every damn time.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1507
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minus-squareFundMECFS@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 个月前The success rate in humans for something discovered in mice is about 1 in 100. So a lot of the scientific journalism presenting a mouse model as a major discovery that will revolutionise [X disease] is straight up bad faith clickbait.
minus-squaremang0@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 个月前Scientists are spending time and money to torture mice simply for fun with no practical use? Sounds very believable
minus-squareFundMECFS@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 个月前Not for fun. For grants, citations, and professional legitimacy. Ie. to keep up with the metrics required to not lose your job in modern research.
The success rate in humans for something discovered in mice is about 1 in 100.
So a lot of the scientific journalism presenting a mouse model as a major discovery that will revolutionise [X disease] is straight up bad faith clickbait.
Scientists are spending time and money to torture mice simply for fun with no practical use? Sounds very believable
Not for fun.
For grants, citations, and professional legitimacy. Ie. to keep up with the metrics required to not lose your job in modern research.