Artificial torpor

[james_davis_nicoll]

Apparently they've induced hibernation in animals that don't normally hiberate.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4469793.stm

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

It seems to me that I keep hearing new items about how they've found ways to make mice live 3x longer or not put on excess weight or go into torpor and then it never appears for humans.

"If you're a mouse and you've got cancer, we can cure you."

That's a quote from the CEO of a biotech company. I expect you can explain it by mice not having the right to sue.

Gareth Wilson

[mayakda.livejournal.com]

It's because the lab mice are running the show.