: Because they cannot mount an adaptive immune response, these mice are primarily used for xenografts —the transplantation of human tumor cells into the mouse. This allows researchers to study human cancer growth and test new drugs in a living system without the mouse's immune system attacking the human cells.
: A scientist whose work includes modeling heat exchange in the lithosphere . Mousumi Nu
: A professor of biostatistics whose research involves healthcare outcomes and data analysis. : Because they cannot mount an adaptive immune
: The condition is caused by a mutation in the FOXN1 gene . It is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait; "nu/nu" mice are homozygous for the mutation and lack both hair and a functional thymus. Mousumi Nu