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What agenda are you trying to push by constructing this elaborate strawman? Will you also try to convince me that we should execute Galileo for his heretic proposal that the Earth revolves around the Sun?

Seriously. Harmlessly manipulating cockroaches in a science experiment equates to "trading our humanity"? Give me a break. You are complicit in 100x as much "unethical" treatment of animals on a daily basis. The vast majority of products you buy, eat, use, and rely on have probably been tested on animals much more complex than cockroaches. If this study bothers you as much as you say it does, I challenge you to go without any and all consumer products made with at least as much unethical research. Of course, you'll have to do some research yourself to even find out which products and services you need to abandon. Good luck.

The military argument isn't half bad, so I'm sorry to see it go to waste in the alarmist wasteland of your rhetoric, but if this study's been published, then you almost know for certain the men upstairs have had tech like this for decades. Any panic you stir now would be wasted.