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Part-human part-mouse brain developed in science breakthrough

56 points · 34 comments · marc__1

  1. theseamusjames · · focus · HN ↗
    Great news: we're excellent at curing mice of diseases. All this time we've been trying to find drugs that have the same effect in humans as they do in mice, but until now no one has had the insight or bravery to ask the question, "What if we just made people more mouse?" Exciting stuff.
    1. soco · · focus · HN ↗
      "I must be getting smart to beat a smart mouse like Algernon. But I don't feel smarter" (Daniel Keyes - Flowers for Algernon)
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