Why insult rats like this?

Yep my best friend now lives in an area where it's a 25 min drive to the closest stores. Walmart is the only option for non grocery items without driving over an hour.

That research is important and helps us understand the world better. Calling it "making transgender mice" is stupid and comes from a place of wanting a society that does not contain trans people.

I'm not sure that being wrong about the "transgenic/transgender" thing helps, though.

Exactly