The phrase
"monkey model" typically refers to an animal or a simplified version of something used for testing or studying purposes. It is often used to refer to the use of monkeys as models for studying human behavior or diseases, as monkeys are genetically closer to humans than most other animals.
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«monkey»
«model»
Sentences with «monkey model»
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists report that a combination of two licensed antiviral drugs reduces virus replication and improves clinical outcome in a recently developed monkey model of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS - CoV) infection. (sciencedaily.com)
- «Identifying emotional and immune symptoms in the HD monkeys, along with previous studies demonstrating their cognitive deficits and fine motor problems, suggest the HD monkey model embodies the full array of symptoms similar to human patients with the disease,» says Yerkes research associate Jessica Raper, PhD, lead author of the paper. (sciencedaily.com)
- The success of both vaccines thus far in stringent monkey models has led Picker and his colleagues to believe their CMV - based approach to making vaccines has the potential to be engineered to tackle a variety of infectious diseases. (sciencedaily.com)
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