SCIENTISTS have created the world’s first schizophrenic mice in an attempt to gain a better understanding of the illness.However, DailyKos and MoveOn.org are trying to figure out how to register them for the '08 election.
It is believed to be the first time an animal has been genetically engineered to have a mental illness. Until now they have been bred only for research into physical conditions such as heart disease. It will allow researchers to study the disease and develop treatments using a limitless supply of laboratory animals.
Animal rights campaigners have condemned the research, saying that it is morally repugnant to create an animal doomed to mental suffering.
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Scientists Breed First Democrat Mice
Advances in science keep marching on:
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