I cared about animals yet experimented on them.
During my PhD in neuroscience, I worked with mice. I injected viruses into their brains to trace neural circuits, and then killed them so we could visualize the tissue under a microscope. Over time, this work slowly tore me apart, as I cared about animals yet was the one inflicting harm. I want to share my experience because I know it is not unique. Many researchers carry this kind of distress in silence, and I carried it for years before I understood what it was. My fascination with the...
