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Their wordsMost of the excitement about optogenetics is based on experiments on mice, monkeys and other animals. This research provides limited insights--at best--into complex human illnesses such as depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
Their wordsBut optogenetics alters the cells and circuits it seeks to study so much that experimental results might not apply to unaltered tissue.
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High-tech tests and treatments contribute to high medicine costs and often have dubious benefits.
Their wordsFar from being the solution to our healthcare woes, technology is part of the problem. High-tech tests and treatments contribute to medicine's high costs and often have dubious benefits.
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