http://www.twiv.tv/2009/10/25/twiv-55-mice-lie-monkeys-exaggerate/ A netcast about viruses - the kind that make you sick Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.twiv.tv/2009/10/25/twiv-55-mice-lie-monkeys-exaggerate/comment-page-1/#comment-4557 XMRV Buzz! The CFS/XMRV News Page Wed, 09 Mar 2011 03:37:03 +0000 http://www.twiv.tv/?p=754#comment-4557 [...] He stated that in interpreting the results of animal studies, we must keep in mind the adage, ‘Mice lie, monkeys exaggerate‘. We also learned that each monkey costs [...] [...] He stated that in interpreting the results of animal studies, we must keep in mind the adage, ‘Mice lie, monkeys exaggerate‘. We also learned that each monkey costs [...]

]]> http://www.twiv.tv/2009/10/25/twiv-55-mice-lie-monkeys-exaggerate/comment-page-1/#comment-4541 TWiV 64: Ten virology stories of 2009 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 21:47:33 +0000 http://www.twiv.tv/?p=754#comment-4541 [...] XMRV, prostate cancer, and chronic fatigue syndrome (TWiV 50, 55) [...] [...] XMRV, prostate cancer, and chronic fatigue syndrome (TWiV 50, 55) [...]

]]> http://www.twiv.tv/2009/10/25/twiv-55-mice-lie-monkeys-exaggerate/comment-page-1/#comment-4528 XMRV infection of Rhesus macaques Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:21:05 +0000 http://www.twiv.tv/?p=754#comment-4528 [...] Studying viral pathogenesis (the series of events that occur during viral infection of a host) in animals is essential for understanding how viruses cause disease in humans. However, the results of such studies must always be interpreted with caution, because what is true in an animal is not always true for a human. For example, simple differences in size, metabolism, and development can have substantial effects on pathogenesis. In interpreting the results of animal studies, we must keep in mind the adage, ‘Mice lie, monkeys exaggerate‘. [...] [...] Studying viral pathogenesis (the series of events that occur during viral infection of a host) in animals is essential for understanding how viruses cause disease in humans. However, the results of such studies must always be interpreted with caution, because what is true in an animal is not always true for a human. For example, simple differences in size, metabolism, and development can have substantial effects on pathogenesis. In interpreting the results of animal studies, we must keep in mind the adage, ‘Mice lie, monkeys exaggerate‘. [...]

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