Andrew Huberman· PhD
Some processes truly carryover from experimental models like mice to humans. Others do not.
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
Some processes truly carryover from experimental models like mice to humans. Others do not.
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One thing that's funny in basic science is we've basically cured every single disease in mice. We know what's going on when they have a number of diseases because they're used as a model organism. But they are not humans. And a lot of times, that research is relevant, but not directly one-to-one translatable to humans.
but I do agree that in general it you know we have to be careful when extrapolating from from mice to humans