Of mice, menstruation and men

[KHashmi317]

It's been a while since I checked in, so some of this may be redundant. IAC ... recall these classic CR images...

 

 

On the issue of rodent- (and esp. mice-) based studies -- and their applicability to humans -- some newish wrench-in-the-machine information shakes the foundation of mice-based research.

 

Here's a link to the orig. Nature article from a few mos. ago: "First rodent found with a human-like menstrual cycle" (from only July 20-friggin'-16!!)

 

http://www.nature.com/news/first-rodent-found-with-a-human-like-menstrual-cycle-1.20072

 

Hard to believe, all this time, research rodents -- on which

medical/drug trials are based -- have lacked this important human

attribute.

 

That said, and IAC, many now feel rodents (esp. mice) are poor models to begin

with (Nov. 1, 2016; Discover magazine blog):

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2016/11/01/the-trouble-with-lab-mice/

 

-Khurram