Scientific researchers don't conduct experiments on animals whenever and however they feel like. They jump through hoops to minimize harm, and they modify their practices in response to external pressures.
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Dayu Lin's lab is able to start, stop, and re-start bouts of aggression in the mouse, by manipulating 'aggression brake' cells in the brain. Lin’s group points out that it is no surprise that “given the high risk associated with fighting, the central nervous system has evolved an active mechanism to modulate its expression."
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