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		setting1855 on Sept 21, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Omega-3 intake counteracts symptoms of anxiety and... as opposed to supplement studies in mice, which are notoriously lucrative

elromulous on Sept 21, 2024 | [–]

As the other comment mentions, mouse studies are hilariously cheap compared to human trials. We're talking many orders of magnitude. A couple grad students can do a mouse study at costs very much approaching zero.

brokensegue on Sept 21, 2024 | [–]

they are cheaper

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