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Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient by bongoman37 on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @12:58AM (#29888110)
People forget about how hard it is to get through ethics reviews for animal testing. I remember a PI telling me that it was easier to run psych experiments on undergrads compared to rats or mice.
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Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient by runarberg on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @11:34AM (#29893725)
As it should be. Undergrads can give consent, rats and mice can’t.
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Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient by suifbwish on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @01:12PM (#29895279)
It depends on the age of the undergrad and what country they are in.
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