Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-11-14 22:55:17 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F991DBBE77D6756420BFB4D6EB105FE364F1549310330072F7094A270ACAFDC8
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Original Note:
The study in question was not given $3 million to “watch hamsters on steroids fight”; it sought to characterize the electrophysiological changes in brain systems which modulate aggression and are known to undergo changes when exposed to anabolic steroids. https://www.ibroneuroscience.org/article/S0306-4522(15)01064-7/abstract https://www.peta.org/blog/northeastern-universitys-animal-fighting-ring-taxpayer-funded/
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