https://bigthink.com/life/gene-editing-angry-hamsters/
KEY POINTS: Of all rodents, hamsters have a social organization and stress response that is most human-like. To study aggression in hamsters, a team of scientists used gene editing to create what they thought would be a calmer rodent. Instead, the gene-edited rodents were angrier — chasing, biting, and pinning down other same-sex hamsters. The research underscores that the field of behavioral genetics has a long way to go... (MORE - details)
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GB News video (not the one below): https://youtu.be/-vcWXe-H54M
Scientists accidentally created super aggressive hamsters ... https://youtu.be/5pv3t4qliak
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/5pv3t4qliak
KEY POINTS: Of all rodents, hamsters have a social organization and stress response that is most human-like. To study aggression in hamsters, a team of scientists used gene editing to create what they thought would be a calmer rodent. Instead, the gene-edited rodents were angrier — chasing, biting, and pinning down other same-sex hamsters. The research underscores that the field of behavioral genetics has a long way to go... (MORE - details)
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GB News video (not the one below): https://youtu.be/-vcWXe-H54M
Scientists accidentally created super aggressive hamsters ... https://youtu.be/5pv3t4qliak