Lab mice fear men but not women, and that's a big problem for science

TheVerge.com ^ | April 28, 2014 | Arielle Duhaime-Ross

[Scoutmaster]

Offered with no agenda whatsoever, but I did roll my eyes. Someone educate me.

Nature/Methods is a peer-reviewed pubication. The study, Olfactory exposure to males, including men, causes stress and related analgesia in rodents, is available for rental or purchase for anyone with ReadCube access.

My favorite comment thread, which I believe is satire based upon other comments of those involved, is:

"Obviously these mice have been socialised to fear men. Nobody is safe from the patriarchy. Not even mice."

"And yet, women do them just as much harm as the men. They’re afraid of the patriarchy when they should be afraid of the hierarchy."

"I don’t think the patriarchy socialises life forms to fear men. You are probably mistaking them for another riarchy."

[MrB]

Are these white mice?

[GladesGuru]

“I don’t think the patriarchy socialises life forms to fear men. You are probably mistaking them for another riarchy.”

However, I am not mistaken when I describe this “research” as “Mickey Mouse”.

[DannyTN]

Replace the lab rats with lawyers. Three reasons:

• Lawyers are more plentiful than the lab rats.
• Lab assistants don't get as attached to the lawyers.
• And there are some things a rat just won't do.

[DannyTN]

Replace the lab rats with lawyers. Three reasons:

• Lawyers are more plentiful than the lab rats.
• Lab assistants don't get as attached to the lawyers.
• And there are some things a rat just won't do.

[Psalm 144]

“A lone male is up to no good — either hunting or defending his territory.”

Well, yeah. So?

[Vigilanteman]

My Dad had lab mice and, thrifty guy that he was, refused to do with them what was usually done when their job was finished. (You don't want to know or PETA would have a fit).

Instead, he brought them home for cat treats. The cats had a blast. The mice, not so much.

[PapaNew]

mice fear men but not women

And women, not men, fear mice.

Or is it women fear mice but not men? Can never get that straight.

[Billthedrill]

Replace the lab rats with lawyers.

It won't work. The reason we use rats is because they resemble human beings.

[DannyTN]

LOL

[PapaNew]

My Dad WAS a lab mouse and he brought ME home for cat treats. The cats had a blast. For me, not so much. Still in recovery.

[shoff]

If you really want to strike fear in mice let a lesbian couple adopt them.

[Verginius Rufus]

Do the mice behave the same way toward heterosexual as toward homosexual male humans?

[Scoutmaster]

You know I post articles like these solely for the comments, don’t you? And FRiends, you never fail me.

[Billthedrill]

And what about the gay mice? Has anyone ever studied them? What about the lesbian transgendered cisphobic mice? I’m starting a movement, dang it. I smell money.

[cuban leaf]

“A lone male is up to no good — either hunting or defending his territory.”

Well, yeah. So?

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HAH! Exactly my response. :-)

[tophat9000]

I don’t know about gay mice but gay men scare the crap out of gerbils. .

[Norm Lenhart]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTrOb8zyrZk

[V K Lee]

It is apparent, the mice never came face to face with a menopausal female; She is something to frighten you!!

[A Formerly Proud Canadian]

Quote: Are these white mice?

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