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Deseret News Thursday, Dec. 03, 2020
USU genetically engineered hamsters on front lines of vaccine trials
Genetically engineered golden Syrian hamsters developed by Utah State University researchers played a key role in animal trials of a possible vaccine to protect against the virus that causes COVID-19. The Rega Institute in Leuven, Belgium, has used the hamsters produced by professor Zhongde Wang and his lab at USU in Logan to test the safety and effectiveness of a possible vaccine.