Both teams did their experiments in ferrets, a favorite laboratory model for studying transmission of influenza viruses as they mimic viral spread in humans. (sciencemag.org)
In this common laboratory model, the system works extremely well. (sciencedaily.com)
As with results of their earlier studies, the investigators found that the higher the expression of this protein, the more aggressive the cancer, which is determined by how the cells invade other tissue types and their ability to form tumors in laboratory models of cancers. (sciencedaily.com)