Scientists Put Human Brain Cells in Mice and Now Things Are Getting Weird
We are officially in the territory of sci-fi horror movies where the lab animals start asking questions.
Neuroscientists just successfully grew human brain cells inside mice. The goal is to better understand tricky conditions like cerebral palsy, which is great for science, but it leaves us with a massive dilemma.
These aren't just regular lab mice anymore, they have human cognitive architecture inside them. Now, ethicists are having a collective meltdown trying to figure out what rights these creatures might have. Do they get to skip the maze? Do they need a lawyer? We opened a door here that probably doesn't have a handle on the other side.
Sometimes science is so busy asking if it can that it forgets to ask if we want a rodent that might be having an existential crisis.
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