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by omginternets 1631 days ago
>My question was what percentage of results in mice generalize to humans?

Accuracy is very high when you are studying a metabolic pathway that is (near)identical in humans and in mice.

>To confirm I'm interpreting your answer directly. It depends on how the scientists use the tool. It is good at verifying certain aspects but not others.

Yes. More precisely: animal models are accurate when the metabolic machinery in humans is also found in the animal model.