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Mice again. Maybe someone can answer my naive but serious question: How many cures that were tested on mice turn out to work in humans?
by fauigerzigerk 11y ago
Mice again. Maybe someone can answer my naive but serious question: How many cures that were tested on mice turn out to work in humans?
- robotkilla 11y ago> Among the many advantages to using the mouse as a model organism, the most important is their striking similarity to humans in anatomy, physiology, and genetics. Over 95% of the mouse genome is similar to our own, making mouse genetic research particularly applicable to human disease. http://research.jax.org/mousegenetics/advantages/advantages-of-mouse.html http://research.jax.org/mousegenetics/advantages/advantages-...