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3. Why do you think scientists use mice to study cancer?

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Well Like humans, mice naturally develop diseases that affect these systems, including cancer and diabetes. Immunodeficient mice (mice without a fully functioning immune system) can also be used as hosts to grow both normal and diseased human tissue. This has been a useful tool in cancer and AIDS research.

Also for expermients many of there tissues are like humans so they get a result the same that a human would get as well.

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