I remembered the first time I heard about you in January and I was a little concerned. As a veterinary student, I have been learning and treating several strains of coronavirus. In animals, this RNA virus mainly affects the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts. But you were a different one, a novel virus that was spreading […]
Lab Animals are the True Heroes During Times of Pandemic
A good friend of mine posted this on Facebook: “Shout out to all the lab rats that will give their lives to develop COVID-19’s vaccine. Often times mice and rats get a bad rap for living so close to humans, but they are mini super-heroes in medical research.” I think he’s onto something. He’s thinking […]
