Many medical advancements have come at the cost of rodent lives, and that's largely due to some rather surprising ...
New research suggests that the commonly used ‘lab mouse’ may display behaviors entirely distinct from their wild-derived counterparts, prompting new considerations for the future of animal-based ...
From aardvark to zebra, there are more than 4,000 species of mammals. Yet the vast majority of our medical research today uses just one species — the house mouse. We've bet the farm, so to speak, on ...
When it comes to rodent bites, there’s good news and bad news. The good news is that bites are rare; however, the bad news is ...
Researchers find active and passive touch activate different regions of the brain in mice, which may help these creatures better navigate their environments Though the sense of touch underlies how we ...