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“Origins Of The Lab Mouse” [2024], Asimov Press (https://www.asimov.press/p/lab-mouse).

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Origins of the Lab Mouse

How the mouse found its way from Victorian novelty to a biomedical mainstay.

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A study showed a type of #labmouse is highly susceptible to a #coronavirus derived from #pangolins, a scaly, cat-sized mammal. This doesn’t mean the #virus is dangerous to #humans. The virus is related to the one that causes #COVID19 but did not descend from it, contrary to claims that it is a “#mutant COVID-19 strain.” Nor did #scientists “craft” the virus.

https://www.factcheck.org/2024/02/scicheck-posts-misrepresent-mouse-study-of-pangolin-virus/

Posts Misrepresent Mouse Study of Pangolin Virus - FactCheck.org

A study showed a type of lab mouse is highly susceptible to a coronavirus derived from pangolins, a scaly, cat-sized mammal. This doesn’t mean the virus is dangerous to humans. The virus is related to the one that causes COVID-19 but did not descend from it, contrary to claims that it is a “mutant COVID-19 strain.” Nor did scientists “craft” the virus.

FactCheck.org