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Curious about this new breed of mice you mentioned - what's special about it.
by GordonS 7y ago
Curious about this new breed of mice you mentioned - what's special about it.
- nate_meurer 7y agoWe learned from the SARS epidemic that there are no naturally occurring animals that match humans in terms of receptiveness to the virus, direct symptoms, and immune-enhanced damage. Here are a couple of articles that explain better than I can: https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/05/coronavirus-labs-scramble-to-find-right-animals-for-covid-19-studies/ https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/05/coronavirus-labs-scrambl... https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/11/researchers-rush-to-start-moderna-coronavirus-vaccine-trial-without-usual-animal-testing/ https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/11/researchers-rush-to-star...