They order them from a company that breeds lab animals without an immune system. I never understood it how it worked. I fixed autoclaves at a university and they had a catalog of research animals to choose from bred specific to what they were researching.
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They order them from a company that breeds lab animals without an immune system. I never understood it how it worked. I fixed autoclaves at a university and they had a catalog of research animals to choose from bred specific to what they were researching.