Posted on 05/22/2022 6:32:47 AM PDT by Salman
Georgia State University scientists have created gene-edited hamsters for studies of social neuroscience and have found that the biology behind social behavior may be more complex than previously thought.
A team of Georgia State University researchers led by Regents' Professor of Neuroscience H. Elliott Albers and Distinguished University Professor Kim Huhman used CRISPR-Cas9 technology to eliminate the actions of a neurochemical signaling pathway that plays a critical role in regulating social behaviors in mammals. Vasopressin and the receptor that it acts on called Avpr1a regulates social phenomena ranging from pair bonding, cooperation, and social communication to dominance and aggression. The new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), finds that knocking out the Avpr1a receptor in hamsters, and thus effectively eliminating vasopressin's action on it, dramatically altered the expression of social behavior in unexpected ways.
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The work using CRISPR in hamsters was a significant step forward, say both researchers. "Developing gene-edited hamsters was not easy," Albers said. "But it is important to understand the neurocircuitry involved in human social behavior and our model has translational relevance for human health. Understanding the role of vasopressin in behavior is necessary to help identify potential new and more effective treatment strategies for a diverse group of neuropsychiatric disorders ranging from autism to depression."
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That’s exactly what they’re planning. Many moons ago there was a genetic study that found blacks had a particular gene or genes that was highly predictive of aggression and anti-social behavior. The study and the researchers behind it were roundly condemned as unfashionable and deep-sixed.
If it can cause people to vote Democrat and transition to their desired sex identification at will, I expect billions will be invested in this exciting new project.
From the abstract: “ We were really surprised at the results,” Albers said. “We anticipated that if we eliminated vasopressin activity, we would reduce both aggression and social communication. But the opposite happened.”
Instead, the hamsters without the receptor showed much higher levels of social communication behavior than did their counterparts with intact receptors. Even more interesting, the typical sex differences observed in aggressiveness were eliminated with both male and female hamsters displaying high levels of aggression towards other same-sex individuals.”
I have no additional comments as to how this relates to humans.
have no additional comments as to how this relates to humans..”
Oh look, the Science Problem is being studied in Gene Modified mammals. Those hamsters are GMO just like the COVID jabbed GMO guinea pig humans….
They should call it the G23 Pax.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-NVs68X_S4
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