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title: bit.bio | Mice don't get Alzheimer's
description: Find out why animals are not always ideal when studying potential treatments for diseases like Alzheimer's.
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# [bit.bio | Mice don't get Alzheimer's](https://www.bit.bio/news/bit.bio-mice-dont-get-alzheimers)

 Written by [Massive Science](https://www.bit.bio/news/author/massive-science) | Sep 19, 2021 11:00:00 PM

bit.bio was featured on Massive Science.

 

Product Manager Dr Tonya Frolov explains why animals are not always the ideal stand-in when studying potential treatments for diseases that represent the biggest threats to human health which includes Alzheimer's. The high failure rate of potential drugs have something in common: they were all tested initially in mouse models, but the big problem is: mice don't get Alzheimer's.

From Animal Models to A Human Alternative

The piece goes on to cover how bit.bio is dedicated to succeed at the production of pure, tissue-specific cell populations for biological research and pharmaceutical development. 

[Read the full article on Massive Science.](https://massivesci.com/articles/mice-alzheimers-lab-grown-human-cells/)

 

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