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Do results of tests on flies, rats and chick embryos relate to human health risks?

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Do results of tests on flies, rats and chick embryos relate to human health risks?

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The application of animal tests results to human health is not perfect. Biologists traditionally rely on this form of testing to provide strong indications of results which may be expected to occur in a real world human population (80% of drugs are tested this way before being applied to humans).