A Colony Of Fat Mice Hidden In A Norfolk Lab Could Hold The Key For Liver Disease, Eastern Virginia Medical School Study

The mouse looks like an ordinary rodent in the company hand-out photo.

But its paws, and those of its fellow colonists, could eventually make some significant footprints in a couple of key areas.

One is regional, growing a fledgling biotech corridor in Hampton Roads. Another is global, providing answers to a growing array of diseases caused by obesity.

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