What if man’s best friend wasn’t the dog, but the pig? In any case, this is what researchers who have just published a study in Nature think. Mutations observed in animals can be involved in human diseases such as diabetes, neurological damage or obesity. This international collaboration of researchers, including those from INRA in France, could lead to the development of new drugs. If we add that the pig is already useful in cardiac surgery, especially for aortic valves, we understand why scientists are so interested in this mammal.
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