The Problem with America’s Lab Mice and Why it Should Matter to You
What it is
A JRE clip in which Bret Weinstein explains his concern that most American lab mice descend from a single lab lineage. He argues this undermines how well mouse research translates to humans.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN links it when discussing mouse-study reliability and reproducibility.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2020, last 2021
What HN commenters said
“Here's the actual segment (18 mins)”
Segment explaining US lab mice share one lab origin
aaron695, 2020-07 · Recommendation · in “Cracking down on research fraud”
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Topics: lab mice, bret weinstein, research reliability, reproducibility, biomedical research
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