More investment to characterize animal models can boost the ability of preclinical work to predict drug effects in humans, says Steve Perrin.
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Perrin, S. Preclinical research: Make mouse studies work. Nature 507, 423–425 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/507423a
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