DavidGrahamJones
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Mice and humans aren't that similar
My wife used to work as a laboratory assistant for GD Searle, many years ago, but she had a license to kill mice being used for research. I remember asking why they use mice and she said that they are very similar to humans in many ways.
Here's a quote from the National Human Genome Research Institute.
Over the past century, the mouse has developed into the premier mammalian model system for genetic research. Scientists from a wide range of biomedical fields have gravitated to the mouse because of its close genetic and physiological similarities to humans, as well as the ease with which its genome can be manipulated and analyzed.
That's not to say they're identical, just pretty close.