Just as researchers use mice to model human physiology, so they use this parasite, Plasmodium berghei, to model the lethal Plasmodium falciparum.

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In the second model, mice genetically modified to develop prostate cancer were used.

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One model used mice that were implanted with human prostate cancer cells and treated with a drug that is currently in clinical trial for prostate cancer treatment.

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In an in vivo model using severe combined immunodeficient mice, subcutaneous tumors were generated by inoculating the animals with cells from human non-small cell lung carcinoma cell lines.

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The best experimental model is the mouse, but infected mice may take two years to show signs and symptoms of prion diseases.

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McKay and his colleagues used embryonic stem cells to create a particular type of neuron that can be used to treat a model of Parkinson's disease in mice.

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Like mice and flies, it is considered to be a "model" organism because it is easy to grow, has a short life cycle and makes lots of seeds.

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To make their SIDS model they tweaked this switch so that it came on when the mice were three weeks old (mice are born prematurely, relative to people, so that corresponds roughly with the moment of human birth) and then looked to see what would happen.

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