The most common method of producing antibodies has been to take non-human antibodies--from animals such as mice--and alter, or "humanize" them.
One difficulty with introducing toxins into transgenic animals such as mice is that they may not survive the toxins, in which case they can't produce the antibodies.
Professor Robin Lovell-Badge, geneticist at the National Institute for Medical Research, said that in reality the number of imported animals such as mice that are used in research is very small because a pair are bred when they are brought into a lab.
Dr Ichinose added that the findings would need to be replicated in larger animals such as pigs as mice may be more susceptible to induced hibernation.
In true survivalist manner, Croft also teaches his family how to subsist on alternative sources of nourishment, such as algae, roasted mice and live earthworms.
Students will realize substantial benefits from the bundle, which will add a physical keyboard to the device as well as a USB adapter that supports plugging in USB thumb drives as well as peripherals such USB mice.
He suggested the analgesic effect may work in combination "with other toxins that prevent the prey from getting away" or may just affect different animals, such as birds, differently to mice.
Last year Jackson sold 1.7 million mice to companies such as Glaxo, Pfizer and Genentech, as well as to institutions such as Johns Hopkins University and Stanford University.
The built-in mini-USB On The Go (OTG) port provides a way to connect directly to a computer for easy file transfers (Mac and PC compatible), supports a number of peripherals, such as both wired and wireless-via-dongle mice and keyboards, hubs, and thumb drives, and can also be used to re-charge the internal battery.
But they caution that the research does not provide the complete answer as there were other behaviours seen in people with autistic spectrum disorders - such as repetitive behaviours - which were not seen in the mice.
Experts said the findings could be important for future research into brain cell repair in patients with neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and, importantly, that studies in mice would be applicable to humans.
Tests in mice and guinea pigs have shown that such vaccine microspheres are as safe and effective as conventional shots.
Koralov works with mice that have many genetic modifications, perhaps as many as seven per mouse, and recreating such animals can require breeding over half a dozen generations.
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