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by DSMan195276 1562 days ago
> one can imagine the competition for said funds incentivizing researchers and labs to take extreme measures to garner attention and acquire support.

Yep, I think the realities of allowing such a thing are quite clear: You can't skip the rats and go straight to a human, but you could skip the rats and go straight to yourself. Having human data at an early stage would be a huge advantage for getting funding, and there would only be one way to get it.