Mousumi Nu -

: A professor of molecular and human genetics who publishes extensively in biology and genetics.

: 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. Mousumi Nu

The is a laboratory mouse with a genetic mutation that causes a deteriorated or absent thymus. This results in an inhibited immune system, specifically a lack of mature T cells, which prevents the mouse from rejecting foreign tissue. : A professor of molecular and human genetics

: 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. The is a laboratory mouse with a genetic