But only a particular kind of dopamine-producing neuron will actually help Parkinson's patients, or even have an effect in a mouse model of Parkinson's.

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Specifically, a conjugate vaccine consisting of a cocaine analog linked to the specific proteins of a nonvirulent adenovirus has been demonstrated to reduce the euphoria of cocaine in a mouse model.

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In one particularly nifty instance, they used a mouse model to demonstrate that an implanted medical device could accelerate wound healing and kill bacteria, then dissolve once the job was done.

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The best experimental model is the mouse, but infected mice may take two years to show signs and symptoms of prion diseases.

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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.

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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.

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It's not a huge problem, but there's no 1:1 usability model between an Apple trackpad and this mouse.

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They are programmed into the virtual model as well, creating a detailed virtual city which anyone can navigate with the click of a computer mouse.

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