Israel develops worm-based research method on muscular dystrophy


JERUSALEM, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Israeli researchers at the Bar Ilan University (BIU) have developed a platform for modeling deadly human muscular system diseases in worms, the BIU said in a statement on Thursday.

The platform, co-developed by Israel's Sheba Medical Center, streamlines disease studies, paving the way for more personalized disease modeling and enhancing the effectiveness of drug screening.

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