Nearly 1,000 mice were found alongside improperly stored disease samples, and human blood and tissue, in a warehouse equipped with research equipment.
  • Chuymatt@kbin.social
    421·
    11 months ago

    Here is my issue: they seem to be using ‘bio-engendered mice’ as a scare phrase. Nearly all mice in a research facility will be, everywhere.

    It’ve been weirder had they NOT been genetically modified.

    • 30mag@lemmy.world
      123·
      11 months ago

      they seem to be using ‘bio-engendered mice’ as a scare phrase

      Did you read the article? It says what they were bio-engineered for.

      Wang Zhaolin, a representative of the company operating the lab, Prestige Biotech, told investigators that the mice inside the warehouse had been genetically engineered to catch and spread the COVID-19 virus, according to The San Joaquin Valley Sun.

    • Thortallmon@lemmy.world
      1·
      11 months ago

      Yeah wild-type mice are present in labs as controls, but by far fewer in number to the modified organisms, apparently