On: The Power of Fat

[josephpmay]

Yes, there are many (potential) problems caused by the homogeneous nature of research mice. It's an under-considered variable in a lot of research, and, from my knowledge, hasn't really been studied until recently.

[TeMPOraL → josephpmay]

I never before heard that this was a big issue; could you please tell what those problems are?

[jrabone → TeMPOraL]

Anecdotally, tests for skin-contact carcinogens can be skewed because the lab mice are prone to develop skin cancers anyway.