experimental animal
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Recent evidence has even shown that excessively high consumption of soluble fibers, such as inulin, a common supplement, can increase the risk of colon cancer development in an experimental animal model.
From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2024
As with any experimental animal, from a mouse to a monkey, the answers may hold clues about the contents of more complex creatures’ noggin, including what resides in the neural circuitry of our own head.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 21, 2023
In light of such infections, some zoos turned to the experimental animal vaccine.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 26, 2021
The biologist Sydney Brenner chose the roundworm as an experimental animal in 1974 with this goal in mind.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2011
One encyclopedia had a sentence of praise for us: “The common rat is highly valued as an experimental animal in medical research due to his toughness, intelligence, versatility and biological similarity to man.”
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
