Elon Musk-Led DOGE Cancels 7 Grants for Transgender Experiments on Animals Including Funding To Study Effects of Cross-Sex Testosterone Treatment on Mouse
In a recent move, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), under Elon Musk-led DOGE, canceled seven controversial grants that funded transgender experiments on animals.
In a recent move, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), under Elon Musk-led DOGE, canceled seven controversial grants that funded transgender experiments on animals, including studies involving hormone treatments and gender-transitioning effects. Among the grants terminated was a USD 532,000 study aimed at investigating the effects of cross-sex testosterone treatment on mice. Another grant for USD 33,000, which sought to test feminizing hormone therapy in male rats, was also canceled. These decisions come amid increasing scrutiny and debate surrounding the ethics of animal testing in gender-transition research.Ā Elon Musk Says USAID Interfered in Governments Throughout World and Pushed Radical Left Politics.
Elon Musk-Led DOGE Cancels 7 Grants for Transgender Experiments on AnimalsĀ
Yesterday, @NIH cancelled seven grants for transgender experiments on animals including:
- $532K to āuse a mouse model to investigate the effects of cross-sex testosterone treatmentā
- $33K to test āfeminizing hormone therapy in the male ratā
ā Department of Government Efficiency (@DOGE) March 5, 2025
Elon Musk Tweets
DOGE: Democrats at NIH have been trying to feminize male rats to perfect the process for use on Americaās boys. https://t.co/iM0aDPovTj pic.twitter.com/OJ6vhYCcYI
ā @amuse (@amuse) March 5, 2025
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