Definition of OncoMouse in US English:
OncoMouse
(also oncomouse)
nounˈäNGkəˌmousˈäNGkəˌmous
trademark A transgenic mouse carrying an activated human cancer gene, used in laboratory experiments.
Example sentencesExamples
- These early OncoMouses have produced a wealth of new knowledge and become topics of intellectual property.
- Thirteen years later, the OncoMouse is a prime example of the hazards of mixing science and commerce.
- The European Patent Office (EPO) has approved a restricted patent on the Harvard OncoMouse, dealing a setback to activists who fought for 9 years to bar EU patents on living organisms.
- Many transgenic OncoMouses are presently sold to the university labs or medical centers for breast cancer researches.
- For 17 years, Harvard's OncoMouse has run the maze of Canada's patenting process