Scientists use pigs to try to beat cystic fibrosis
Saturday, September 27, 2008 - 09:35
in Health & Medicine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. scientists have created pigs that appear to develop cystic fibrosis just as people do, a step they hope will accelerate efforts to tackle the disease.
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