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Sharing and (re-)posting insights on cancer research involving lab animals. Advancing ethically responsible research. Committing to animal welfare. Guided by the 3Rs principle. Adhering strongly to transparency and openness.
Our Lab has a Mouse Cancer Clinic, a state-of-the-art fully equipped facility focused on preclinical cancer research. The clinic uses advanced mouse models as surrogates for cancer patients to identify and validate targets that can be exploited by anti-cancer therapy. #CancerResearch #AnimalResearch
January 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
At the NKI animal facility, the majority of the animals are mice (99%). However, for some types of cancer research, rats are a better model. #CancerResearch #AnimalResearch
January 15, 2025 at 12:29 PM