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Scientists turn "straight" rats into "gay" rats.

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Scientists turn "straight" rats into "gay" rats.
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RE: Scientists turn "straight" rats into "gay" rats.
April 24, 2015 at 7:38 am
Quote:The researchers say they were successful in 'turning' rats gay as they showed same-sex behavior for days and even weeks after the last injection of drugs.

First of all, I think the researchers were a bit optimistic when stating they successfully turned the rats gay, they "successfully" made some rats have a preference for sex with male rats for a maximum period of a few weeks, some only for a few days.


Quote:A group of researchers in Mexico have been working for four years to come up with the best way of making rats gay with their experiments.

I know not all scientists get to research cancer, HIV, ebola, so on and so on, and maybe there is an elusive point in spending four years of research which basically consists of using pavlovian conditioning to make rats have homosexual sex for a few days but I REALLY can't think of any.


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RE: Scientists turn "straight" rats into "gay" rats.
April 24, 2015 at 8:14 am (This post was last modified: April 24, 2015 at 8:14 am by Alex K.)
(April 23, 2015 at 12:18 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: What's going to happen when the conversion therapy people get a hold of this?

I suppose we'll find out the day they announce that they can turn "gay" rats into "straight" rats as well. Until then it's much rather fodder for the conspiracy theorists who are afraid that Obama wants to turn everyone gay using chemtrails - an obvious application of this technology.
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Scientists turn "straight" rats into "gay" rats.
November 5, 2015 at 9:39 pm (This post was last modified: November 5, 2015 at 9:40 pm by Easy Guns.)
(April 23, 2015 at 11:10 pm)Hatshepsut Wrote: I can see why its relevance is limited. There are no gay rats. There were probably no gay people either until we recognized an element of personal identity through the medium of culture.

Are trying to say homosexuality is a product of culture?

I'm a little confused by your statement.

Either way, there are quite a few different species of animals that engage in varying degrees of homosexuality. I have no doubt early hominids did as well.


Edit: this thread was at the top of my feed in Tapatalk for some reason. I didn't realize it was so old. I apologize for the necrobump.

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RE: Scientists turn "straight" rats into "gay" rats.
November 5, 2015 at 9:44 pm (This post was last modified: November 5, 2015 at 9:44 pm by Kitan Etos.)
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RE: Scientists turn "straight" rats into "gay" rats.
November 5, 2015 at 9:49 pm
(April 23, 2015 at 12:10 pm)Exian Wrote: I saw a guy turn a gerbil gay once.

Did you see it?

Where, Exian. Where?

I realize this is a necro, but I saw this before I realized it, and dammit all!
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RE: Scientists turn "straight" rats into "gay" rats.
November 5, 2015 at 9:51 pm
(November 5, 2015 at 9:49 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote:
(April 23, 2015 at 12:10 pm)Exian Wrote: I saw a guy turn a gerbil gay once.

Did you see it?

I saw it. I wasn't amused.
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RE: Scientists turn "straight" rats into "gay" rats.
November 5, 2015 at 11:51 pm
Necro's are bad. Except for when old jokes get much deserved attention Big Grin
I can't remember where this verse is from, I think it got removed from canon:

"I don't hang around with mostly men because I'm gay. It's because men are better than women. Better trained, better equipped...better. Just better! I'm not gay."

For context, this is the previous verse:

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RE: Scientists turn "straight" rats into "gay" rats.
November 6, 2015 at 12:38 am
(April 23, 2015 at 12:10 pm)Exian Wrote: I saw a guy turn a gerbil gay once.
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RE: Scientists turn "straight" rats into "gay" rats.
November 6, 2015 at 12:51 am
Maybe the rats were bi to start with
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RE: Scientists turn "straight" rats into "gay" rats.
November 6, 2015 at 1:41 am
Don't gender my rats!
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