Mouse Models Hinder Drug Development, Say Scientists
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August 2018
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Mice are the most used animal in research and testing labs, despite being a poor model of human disease. Over 95% of all new drugs being developed will never hit the market.
Why? Because “we are not 70 kilogram rats,” says toxicologist Thomas Hartung.
For more, read Don't believe the mice: Experiments using mice are often heavily publicised – but very, very few of them translate into humans. Anthony King reports on why animal models are of questionable value.
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