Scientists Create Autism-Like Traits in Mice

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Research on animals won't end but is cruel, unnecessary and shouldn't happen. I'd not like to depend on a medicine that has been tested on mice because mice aren't people. A bad result could happen. It's thumbs down and no dice to animal experiments in my opinion.

Bill W. of NJ 6:56PM March 23, 2011

It's almost as if the medical/pharma industrial complex invented autism just so they could develop a drug to treat tens of millions of kids for their entire life. Quite sickening when you think about it. How many people are pulling in six figure salaries under the guise they call autism? What are the real purpose of vaccines?

Joe of MN 11:16AM March 22, 2011

I would be very interested to learn how these scientists "caused" the genes to "mutate"? In other words .. did the scientists somehow introduce a substance that caused the genes to mutate? If so .. what substance did they use?
If I am not mistaken .. thimerosal .. the once commonly used mercury based vaccine preservative .. is quite capable of mutating genes.
In other words .. instead of seeking a "drug" to repair mutated genes .. why not conduct research seeking to identify and remove all chemicals that our children being exposed to that can induce a gene to mutate?

Bob Moffitt of NY 7:18AM March 22, 2011

for these children on the spectrum. There is no such thing as a genetic epidemic and psycho drugs are dangerous. We need to stop this epidemic and study the environmental causes like vaccines and we need to study healthy ways to help these children. HBOT, diet, IVIG, nurtitional supplements etc. are important.
Let's get off the genetic platform before it sinks and put the real money to work where it will help 1 out of 58 boys now diagnosed with autism. If we don't do it now--it could be 1 in 25 boys on the spectrum
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Maurine Meleck of SC 6:16PM March 21, 2011

One is a genius, the other's insane...

EatPieBlargh of MD 2:36PM March 21, 2011

They knew they succeeded when the mice all started walking around mumbling "Cheddar, definitely Cheddar..214 definitely 214 bars in my cage...Judge Wapner comes on at 3..."

s. WOlfe of AZ 11:07AM March 21, 2011