mice
Americannoun
noun
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The ABT-263 skin study was done in mice, and more work is needed before scientists know whether the treatment is safe or effective in people.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
Researchers developed a localized wound dressing carrying ABT-263 and reported that it reduced senescent cell burden, improved healing in diabetic mice, and showed no detectable systemic toxicity in that model.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
Geisbert pointed out that the vaccine was only tested on mice -- and these results often do not translate to monkeys, let alone humans.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Female mice with higher TTP levels did not respond as strongly as males.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Kessler hitched up his pants, flung his sack over his shoulder, and ran, mice trailing in his wake.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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