Cats are key to study of human genetics, veterinary researcher says
NY Post
They say cats are people, too — which may be true in deeper ways than previously thought.
A prominent feline geneticist has published a new paper in the journal Trends in Genetics, urging researchers to consider cats as subjects. “Using cats in research is really overlooked, since people don’t realize the advantages,” said Leslie Lyons, of the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery at the University of Missouri, in a statement tied to her new report.
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