But only a particular kind of dopamine-producing neuron will actually help Parkinson's patients, or even have an effect in a mousemodel of Parkinson's.
In one particularly nifty instance, they used a mousemodel to demonstrate that an implanted medical device could accelerate wound healing and kill bacteria, then dissolve once the job was done.
Apple was granted a license to use the mouse on its "Lisa" model shortly after, but it was only when it was incorporated into the iconic Apple Macintosh in 1984 that the mouse gradually took off commercially.
But many consumers are discovering that if they abandon the traditional phone model and pick up a mouse, they'll find a variety of options that are cheaper, with quality just as high.