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Why Science Needs Female Mice

Submitted by Henrietta Dale on Tue, 07/21/2015 - 10:42
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Scientific research has a gender gap, and not just among humans. In many disciplines, the animals used to study diseases and drugs are overwhelmingly male, which may significantly reduce the reliability of research and lead to drugs that won’t work in half the population.

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2015
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