Standardizing Mice

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We talk about mice a lot here at the Longevity Meme. This is because mice are the testbed for most early healthy life extension research. If a new therapy makes mice live longer, healthier lives, then it is a shorter path to implementing the same therapy in humans. Here is an article from SAGE Crossroads that discusses the current state of mice in research. Apparently, medical research processes relating to mice are open to improvements (such as standards and better procedures) that should speed up the path to research results.

Link: http://www.sagecrossroads.com/news_090103.cfm