Anything But Modest: The Mouse Continues To Contribute To Humankind

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 09:21 in Paleontology & Archaeology

"Big things come in small packages," the saying goes, and it couldn't be more true when discussing the mouse. This little creature has become a crucial part of human history through its contributions in understanding human genetics and disease. In a review published in Disease Models & Mechanisms, genetics researchers from Yale University School of Medicine and Fudan University School of Life Sciences discuss the history and future of mice as a model organism.

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