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You got mouse brains on my rat brains

February 27, 2013by Lindsey Reiser 1 Comment

Your cells can’t possibly live without you, right? Wrong. Researchers in Italy tested the boundaries of life existing beyond the death of the individual, specifically, brain cells. Scientists inserted mice […]

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I can haz stroke receptors

January 31, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

It isn’t every day that LOL Cats can explain a new scientific report, but this time they seem perfectly fitted to the task. In a new study published in Nature, scientists […]

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The landmine detecting technology of the future may be…mice?

October 19, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Yes, we’re talking about mice again. Turns out these little fellows have a whole host of complex and extraordinary abilities, and one of those is sniffing TNT. Scientists are working […]

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Mouse romance may involve sing-offs

October 18, 2012by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

Babe may have been onto something with its Greek chorus of singing mice. The common house or prairie mouse can’t warble “Blue Moon,” nor can any mouse for that matter, […]

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