Why Animal Models Fail in Diabetes Research | The Exam Room

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Channel: Physicians Committee · 2017 · Education

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Researchers often use animal models to study diabetes in humans. In a new episode of The Exam Room, our doctors and scientists talk about fundamental differences between humans and animals that often cause these research methods to fail. They also propose a better way. Learn more at PCRM.org/Research.

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