Specially-bred mice help target an annual outbreak: the flu
As part of a national collaboration, Oregon Health & Science University researchers are studying specially bred mice that are more like humans than ever before when it comes to genetic variation. Through these mice, the researchers hope to better understand and treat an infectious disease that plagues us year in and year out: the flu....
Source: PhysOrg - Tuesday, 21 February
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