Animal models of human diseases play a critical role in medical research. Pigs are
anatomically and physiologically more like humans than are small rodents such as mice …

Genetically modified animals are vital for gaining a proper understanding of disease
mechanisms. Mice have long been the mainstay of basic research into a wide variety of …

Genetically modified animal models are important for understanding the pathogenesis of
human disease and developing therapeutic strategies. Although genetically modified mice …

The first transgenic pigs were generated for agricultural purposes about three decades ago.
Since then, the micromanipulation techniques of pig oocytes and embryos expanded from …

Swine are an excellent large animal model for human health and disease because their size
and physiology are similar to humans, in particular, with respect to the skin, heart …

Pigs have substantial potential as biomedical models for studying human developmental
processes, congenital diseases, and pathogen response mechanisms in addition to utility as …

Swine models are relatively new kids on the block for modeling human health and diseases
when compared to rodents and dogs. Because of the similarity to humans in size …

The translation of novel discoveries from basic research to clinical application is a long,
often inefficient, and thus costly process. Accordingly, the process of drug development …

Genetically modified mice are powerful tools to investigate the molecular basis of many
human diseases. Mice are, however, of limited value for preclinical studies, because they …

The third conference focusing on Swine in Biomedical Research was held at the Fairmont
Hotel in Chicago from January 27 to 29, 2005, to identify areas of study or methodologies …