The End of Lab Rats
We've been using lab rats for over a hundred years, and they've been part of some of the biggest medical breakthroughs ever. But what comes next? From organs on a chip to computer simulations, here are some of the ways that science might use to say bon voyage to the humble lab rat. Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going! / scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: J.V. Rosenbalm, Bethany Matthews, Toyas Dhake, David Johnston, Lyndsay Brown, Alan Wong, Jeffrey Mckishen, Kaitlyn O'Callaghan, Reed Spilmann, Garrett Galloway, Friso, kickinwasabi, Gizmo, Jeremy Mattern, Blood Doctor Kelly, Eric Jensen, Jaap Westera, Matt Curls, Jp Lynch, Wesus, Chris Curry, Cye Stoner, Kevin Knupp, Piya Shedden, Adam Brainard, Alex Hackman, Jason A Saslow, Kevin Bealer, Joseph Ruf, Chris Peters, Chris Mackey, Steve Gums ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com/ TikTok: / scishow Instagram: / thescishow Facebook: / scishow Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/scishow.bsky... #SciShow #science #education #learning #complexly ---------- Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/...

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