Can We Trust Research Done with Lab Mice?

Health & Medicine / Mental Health

New studies show that animals used in critical experiments may be out of their minds

by Barry Yeoman, Photography by Jeff Mermelstein

From the July 2003 issue; published online July 1, 2003

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Can We Trust Research Done with Lab Mice?