Neuroscientists Engineer Mice That Make Better Decisions

Could turning off the neuron killing gene in the brain result in a higher risk of brain cancer?

@quantumwarrior consdieing cancer is still one of the biggest mysteries known to man. I would say this to your question: no one alive today has any idea either way. your question will no doubt be answered one day but will require plenty of testing and years and years of follow up to see if cancer develops.

This is a rather frighting and VERY hopeful line of research. it could have some GREAT benifits for mental health. but it seems this could be used to aid and speed up our evolution greatly. i can see it now. each generation "grows" a new batch of smarter and smarter generations of "humans." I am not saying that is a bad thing, maybe that is what god ment for us all along. give us a tool (brain) that we may one day truly unlock the the codes to ourselves and take control of our own evolution one day.

This concerns me a bit... Let's say for the sake of argument that this doesn't cause cancer. Let's then say I'm a billionaire and you are the homeless guy down under a nearby bridge. I pump myself, my wife, and my kids full of these things. You don't have the money. That's the problem with fundamentally changing people. I'm a political conservative, but even so, people complain about class warfare now....

In my opinion, we need to focus on ways to fix genetic problems, not create something that would mean to stay competitive, you'd have to take it. College is already expensive. This would accomplish a similar thing.

I'm not saying curing those problems is bad, heck, my grandmother has alzheimer's and my closest friend who is a girl (aside my girlfriend) has anxiety issues. Im just concerned with what happens when the general population starts taking this...

Volt, technology is evolution. The people who use the technology of their day are the ones that survive and thrive and reproduce. The ones that don't die and don't reproduce. Modifying our selves and our brains is what IS going to happen. There really won't be a debate.

Pinky: Gee, Brain. What are we going to do tonight?

The Brain: The same thing we do every night, Pinky. Try to take over the world.

I for one welcome our superiorly intelligent rodent overlords.

Huh. I read something a few months back about a drug that increases IQ substantially. And now this one improves cognitive function by actually keeping brain cells alive longer. Combine the two (and account for any interactions) and we have a society in which what would now be considered "super geniuses" are the norm, and currently-average people are "mentally challenged".

Sign me up! I want these drugs! As long as it's not called Zydrate...

-IMP ;) :)

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