Why scientists are turning to wild mice

May 7, 2023

Lab mice have been used for almost a century to test new drugs, study the impacts of specific environments on the body and improve the medical field. But, those mice don’t have the same immunities as humans and are raised in sterile environments. Scientists have recently started using wild mice to better recreate the immune systems of humans for more accurate results.

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