Scientists test nanoparticle drug delivery in dogs with osteosarcoma
Monday, July 25, 2016 - 14:01
in Biology & Nature
At the University of Illinois, an engineer teamed up with a veterinarian to test a bone cancer drug delivery system in animals bigger than the standard animal model, the mouse. They chose dogs - mammals closer in size and biology to humans - with naturally occurring bone cancers, which also are a lot like human bone tumors.