Is it unethical to test genetic hypotheses on fruit flies?

Is it unethical to test genetic hypotheses on fruit flies?

everybody hates flies, they're disgusting, so the answer is no

They are disgusting, but they can still feel pain.

yes

t. fly

Kek

>Is it unethical to test genetic hypotheses on fruit flies?
hmm first question would be if the flie has any conciousness/awareness/personality/ whatever that would justify their existence. once that is shown we can think about if we should give a hoot or not. personally i dont think so as we are somewhat the creator of these modified flies which makes it ethically completely ledgit for us to remove our creation if we feel like doing so

Their disgustingness objectively outweighs the impact of their suffering. A fruit fly is in its base state a net negative sum of well-being.

so it's not unethical to test on the juice either?

Flies are not sentient. They do not have thoughts as their brains are really just a collection of sensory and motor neurons. But that means they still feel pain.

No absolutely not

*euthanizes thousands of flies and holocausts them in an autoclave*

t. biologist