Studying mice, the researchers have used the new method to detect what substances individual cells in an actual wound are producing.
She said she fears that the investigators distance themselves from the ethical implications of their work because they are studying mice.
By removing a single gene from a mouse's chromosomes, for instance, researchers can pinpoint the gene's function by studying mice who survive without it.
Researchers studying mice have made a discovery that is certain to upset anyone who loves the rump end of beef but worries about mad cow disease.
Training medical students in sleep therapy and studying mice is fine, but teaching kids (and their parents) the basics of sleep is more important.
Dr. Turner and his colleagues are trying to find the answer, but instead of studying mice, they are studying bacteria.
Some are studying mice, but mice develop in the mother's womb, and thus a lot of the action happens out of sight.
Scientists at Stanford University recently followed up on these experiments, studying rats and mice.
They studied female mice, not people, but the findings may hold clues about how chronic stress affects mood disorders.
"I don't know him," said Dr. Silver, who studies mice.