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Glue ear mice mutants help treat human sufferers

By on 9th March 2012

Researchers at MRC Harwell have found that mice lacking particular genes model a disease which causes deafness in children, and can be used to develop new treatments.

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Understanding human disease: Mouse mutant study tackles whole genome

By on 7th March 2012

At MRC Harwell, a neighbour of the synchrotron, researchers are taking part in an international project to mutate every gene in mice in a bid to understand human disorders.

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