• SineIraEtStudio
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    7 months ago

    It’s strange to me they tested mice. My understanding is that Porcine (pigs) models are usually utilized to evaluate potential GI/intestinal effects on humans. As human and Porcine GI tracts are similar (why you really need to cook pork or you can get diseases or worms from the meat).

    The article mentioned cats, so the current list of know susceptible species seems to be bird, cow, mice, and cats. Not a great sign.

    • GenEcon@lemm.ee
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      7 months ago

      You can eat raw pork – its really common in Germany. But you need special treatment of the pigs.

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      7 months ago

      Cats have already been infected in the real world, so this is a no brainer. Starting with mice is a fast and cheap way to calibrate your experiments before you use the more expensive pigs.

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    7 months ago

    Yeah, news flash, animal agriculture has long overstayed it’s welcome. It’s time to stop.

    • jeffw@lemmy.worldOP
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      7 months ago

      Even if you aren’t vegan or vegetarian, you’ve gotta be crazy to think it’s working as is. Not sure why you’re front downvoted

      • iiGxC@slrpnk.net
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        7 months ago

        Same reason climate change deniers don’t like hearing people say we need to do something about climate change 🤷