okay....me and my friend were arguing about this...i say they would handle them differently then humans....but my friend says that they would handle it like a human would, or atleast similarly. if you know, would you give me some back up sites....just for like something more concrete. we tried google and found nothing, so we figured we'd ask you all. thanks.
2007-08-09 06:52:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
In our lab, one of the other scientists was working on the genetic influences of alcohol tolerance. She was using fruit flies as a model system. When you expose fruit flies to ethanol, at first they become hyperactive and jump and run a lot in their vials. After a minute or so, they begin to become sedated, and eventually fall on their backs. If you continue ethanol treatment at this point, they will eventually die. Additionally, this scientist has demonstrated that fruit flies can develop tolerance to ethanol -- meaning that next time it will take more alcohol to get them sedated. Interestingly, she has shown that certain genes may affect ethanol tolerance, such that when one of these genes is mutated the flies become sedated either faster or slower than non-mutant flies.
Sounds a lot like human behavior to me!
Here are some links regarding the above, I'm not sure if you need a subscription or not, but if you want, I can email you .pdf files with the info:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/els/08966273/2000/00000028/00000001/art00101
http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/content/abstract/27/17/4541
2007-08-09 08:00:00 · answer #1 · answered by trustme_imascientist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They affect them very similar. Actually, before the FDA releases any new drugs, they test them on animals first. Animal testing with caffeine and nicotine for example are how they figured out what the lethal dose is. They would never test lethal doses on humans (although I don't completely believe testing animals is all that much better, but that's a different argument).
Scientists have always used animals for testing, with the most popular animals for testing being mice, rats, monkeys, rabbits, etc. They continue to use them because it has been proven that they react to drugs and treatments very similar to us.
Caffeine for example, would show the same symptoms that animals are more energetic, sleep less, get jitters when they ingested too much, etc.
If you look up animal testing (and sift through all the sites promoting better treatment of animals, because many of these animals do suffer a lot so humans don't have to), you will find a lot of sites. Include the words caffeine and you'll find a few specific ones.
2007-08-09 14:05:01 · answer #2 · answered by Jon G 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The medical effects are similar.
Some animals seem to enjoy alcohol.
But nicotine seems to repel them.
2007-08-10 04:39:54 · answer #3 · answered by Irv S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, I've never seen an animal drinking a beer or coffee while having a smoke.
2007-08-09 13:56:52 · answer #4 · answered by Sir Offenzalot 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2007-08-09 14:00:16 · answer #5 · answered by shandaleer101 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋