In an experiment led by GSU using gene editing, the team removed the vasopressin receptor, a hormone that controls aggression in hamsters, which unexpectedly turned them into hyper-aggressive bullies.
According to a statement released by Georgia State University (GSU), a team of neuroscience researchers was "really surprised" when a gene-editing experiment resulted in hyper-aggressive hamsters.
The goal of the GSU research, which was published in the Proceedings of the National A...
