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whats turning minnows into killers?
Posted by **Hippie J** on Jun 14, 2013 at 5:46:16 PM:
Too Much Prozac Turns Minnows Into Killers
Jon Chang
ABC News
June 14, 2013
Fish swimming in water with a trace of the anti-depressant Prozac did not adopt a cheery disposition. Instead, they became edgy, aggressive and some even killed their mates.
The fish were subjected to traces of the drug by a research group at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee that examined how environmental exposure to the medication altered the behavior of fathead minnows, a common fish found throughout the Midwest.
Lead researcher Rebecca Klapper says that this experimental setup could actually be a reflection of the fishes’ reality.
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