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Yep, we have all sorts of crazy, messed up mice that are used for biomedical research. Humanized mice[1] typically have genes knocked out that code for some ess
by kevinwuhoo 9y ago
Yep, we have all sorts of crazy, messed up mice that are used for biomedical research. Humanized mice[1] typically have genes knocked out that code for some essential aspect of the immune system. With important genes being made non-functional, the mice end up being immunodeficient.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanized_mouse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanized_mouse