An idle thought... are there any professional ethics standards that control treatment of the Caenorhabditis elegans worm, like there are higher animals? Or (I expect) is it considered simple enough that concerns of animal cruelty don't apply?
I wonder, because if there were, such standards should apply to the simulated copy of the worm's mind, as well.
I wonder, because if there were, such standards should apply to the simulated copy of the worm's mind, as well.