Mice and men should have more in common

Just as no two humans are the. same, a Purdue University scientist has shown treating mice more as individuals in laboratory analyzing cuts down on erroneous results and could significantly reduce the cost of drug development. Mice have distant been used as analysis subjects for therapys and drugs before those products are approved for human examining. But new research shows that the customary practice of standardizing mice by trying to limit environmental variation in laboratories actually increases the chance of getting an incorrect outcome……..

Original post by Heather Craven

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