I think that was Sue's point, more or less. Shoulda signed off as "Sarcastic Sue" this time.

Kinda reminds me of the "nazi scientist with the frog" skit from my youth. Scientist removes frogs legs one at a time, screaming and slapping the table next to frog after each amputation. On last round, frog no longer jumps when yelled at and table slapped. Conclusion: frog without legs becomes deaf.

I think many of these government funded studies work about the same way. Stuff 100 grams of splenda(or insert any other item here) down a mouse's throat 5 times a day until the mouse dies from asphyxiation, conclusion: splenda(or any other substance known to man) is bad for mice.