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TIL: In 2021, scientists experimented with CRISPR gene editing on hamsters. They removed vasopressin and Avprla, expecting that upon removal the hamsters would be "cuddly" and "adorable" all the time, but it had the opposite effect, causing them to be aggressive, territorial, and violent.

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