Saturday, July 18, 2015

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Guinea pigs have biological similarities to humans, which make them useful in many fields of research. They have been used as experimental animals for centuries; hence, the term. The Spanish conquistadors brought guinea pigs to Europe from South America, where they had been bred domestically, 400 years ago. Since vitamin C was discovered through research on guinea pigs, they have been important in nutritional research, and were also crucial to the development of: vaccines for diphtheria, TB, replacement heart valves, blood transfusion, kidney dialysis antibiotics, anticoagulants and asthma medicines.

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