For once, it might be within our comprehension. I don't really get gene editing or any of the research behind this, but what they actually (man-)made was hamsters. And the hamsters were angry. I can comprehend that.
According to a recent study, however, these forces are less well-understood than previously thought.
:surprised-pika: who could've guessed
Of all rodents, hamsters have a social organization and stress response that is most human-like.
I...what?I thought this was rats. I've also heard this about guinea pigs.
You can keep a hamster alone cause they're loners, can't you? That doesn't strike me as very human like
Yeah, they need to be kept alone. They dont socialize except to mate.
Obviously the perfect creature to study human behaviour off of.
So what's the odds these hamsters aren't genetically edited to be angry, they're just regular ass hamsters angry at unnaturally being kept like 10 in a cage
Seeing as how I've read exactly one wikipedia article on the topic. 100%
the first note of the repeating 4-note melody is all "haha you've settled into a dark new normal and you're going to see all the twists and turns as it unfolds haha"
Uncritical support to our angry hamster comrades in their protracted
people'shamster's war against the bastard scientists who fucked their genes up
