May 1, 2001

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Humans lack a mouse’s high tolerance for bacteria in the bloodstream, a clue that the two species have evolved very different responses to inflammatory disease.

Mouse model doesn't work for human inflammatory diseases

Mice don't work as model organisms for human burns, blunt trauma and infection.

From Left: James V. Baker, William Thaddeus Coleman Jr., and Georgene Botyos Herschbach

Three people received the HAA’s 2013 Harvard Medal

Three people received the HAA’s 2013 Harvard Medal

Michael Gilmore directs the Harvard-wide Program on Antibiotic Resistance. He has used genomic techniques to trace the evolution of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Antibiotic resistance spreads even as scientists and doctors race to stop it

As antibiotic resistance spreads, scientists and doctors race time.

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