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We often see therapies that work on mice but that don't translate to humans, but I wonder how many treatments that would be super effective for humans were disc
by kibibu 5y ago
We often see therapies that work on mice but that don't translate to humans, but I wonder how many treatments that would be super effective for humans were discarded because they didn't work in mice.
- ianai 5y agoIt’s very unlikely for something to work in humans that doesn’t in mice. It’s a bit like a necessary condition but not a sufficient condition.
- girafffe_i 5y ago
- Tagbert 5y agoWe would probably see some effect on the mice even if it was not a strong one. When we say that something worked on mice but not humans, it usually means that the effect on humans was insufficient to be worthwhile, but we can see it. It may be worthwhile exploring further. If we saw even a small effect in mice, it might suggest an area to do further research.