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“It’s a big ‘if,’ because so many things have been shown to work in mice, only to fail in humans." I wonder how many effective human treatments are stopped bec
by ZeroFries 10y ago
“It’s a big ‘if,’ because so many things have been shown to work in mice, only to fail in humans."
I wonder how many effective human treatments are stopped because they don't work in mice? If a drug trial fails at the mice stage, is any more human-level research performed?
- zajd 10y agoThey have other animals that can take the place of mice if there's an adverse reaction, like pigs and monkeys.