Sniffly mouse may mean cure for colds
source: http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hjnFObUEadvIEUQuXvCnYMTnT1tA
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Researchers and scientists from Imperial College London have genetically engineered a mouse that is vulnerable to the virus responsible for causing most colds, which until now, has only affected humans and chimpanzees.
Scientists involved in the testing believe that the breakthrough may dramatically improve testing and research into other common diseases such as bronchitis and possibly even asthma.
The research has been funded by the Britain's Medical Research Council, who are reportedly happy with the findings, hoping that the discovery would "open up new paths to finding treatments which have been delayed for many years and provides us with the opportunities for further breakthroughs in the future".
Scientists involved in the testing believe that the breakthrough may dramatically improve testing and research into other common diseases such as bronchitis and possibly even asthma.
The research has been funded by the Britain's Medical Research Council, who are reportedly happy with the findings, hoping that the discovery would "open up new paths to finding treatments which have been delayed for many years and provides us with the opportunities for further breakthroughs in the future".
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Tori
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Dude, sucks to be a mouse - first they were modified not to be scared of cats, now this?!
So let me get this straight, they messed with previously healthy mice to make it so that they can catch colds, in order to start testing cures for humans on the now-sick mice? That's kinda mean!
Maybe rather than trying to figure out how to make mice sick, they should try and figure out how to modify humans so we are more like mice and can't get sick! But when it comes to messing with humans, rather than mice, no one's interested anymore, are they?!
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Tori
