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Mice and other animals have a very important role to play in the discovery of new medicines. There are still many life threatening diseases in the world which have yet a cure.
Many of the medicines being developed today will take as long as 12 years to develop; from its initial discovery in the laboratory to being made into a safe form ready for patients. Throughout much of the process animals will have a vital role to play in making life saving medicines. Learn the facts . . .
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