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Re:Longevity FAQ: A beginner's guide to longevity research by 0-_-0 on Sunday August 30, 2020 @05:14AM (#24322304)
...in mice, which evolved to eat mainly carbohydrates, while humans evolved to eat whatever they could
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Re:Longevity FAQ: A beginner's guide to longevity research by swyx on Sunday August 30, 2020 @06:17AM (#24322492)
what's that rule about research that most research should come with the disclaimer "in mice"?
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Re:Longevity FAQ: A beginner's guide to longevity research by larssorenson on Sunday August 30, 2020 @01:04PM (#24324126)
You're probably thinking of the twitter account @justsaysinmice, https://twitter.com/justsaysinmice.

For the uninitiated and otherwise unaware, many studies regarding illnesses, disease, nutrition, exercise, medicine, etc. perform clinical trials with mice. Resultant publications are picked up by news outlets who headline the results, without the caveat that the results were only found in mice. Mice are, notably, not humans and the results don't (in fact, rarely ever) carry over 1:1.

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Re:Longevity FAQ: A beginner's guide to longevity research by bausano_michael on Sunday August 30, 2020 @12:58PM (#24324079)
https://mobile.twitter.com/justsaysinmice
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Re:Longevity FAQ: A beginner's guide to longevity research by adrr on Sunday August 30, 2020 @11:38AM (#24323556)
Humans evolved as endurance hunters. We have some of the best heat management features of all animals like no hair and sweating.
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