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Researchers create viable mice eggs from scratch for the first time
A team of researchers affiliated with a host of institutions across Japan has created, for the first time, viable mice
Continue reading »Mice fathers pass down stress responses to offspring via sperm
Male mice more susceptible to stress can pass down their behaviors to offspring via changes in their sperm’s genetic code,
Continue reading »Scientists reveal how gut microbes can influence bone strength in mice
Gut microbes passed from female mice to their offspring, or shared between mice that live together, may influence the animals’
Continue reading »Brain waves in mice change based on memory age
Researchers have discovered signatures in brain activity that allow them to tell old and new memories apart. A team at
Continue reading »E-cigarette smoke caused lung cancer in mice
Exposure to electronic-cigarette (E-cig) smoke caused mice to develop lung cancer, a new study finds. Published online October 7 in
Continue reading »In human cells and mice, a cure for the common cold, study reports
Temporarily disabling a single protein inside our cells might be able to protect us from the common cold and other
Continue reading »A lack of self control during adolescence is not uniquely human
Impulsiveness in adolescence isn’t just a phase, it’s biology. And despite all the social factors that define our teen years,
Continue reading »Single enzyme helps drive inflammation in mice, provides target for new sepsis drugs
Sepsis occurs when the body goes overboard in its attempt to fight off an infection. Immune cells rush in, overreact
Continue reading »Brain protein mutation from child with autism causes autism-like behavioral change in mice
A de novo gene mutation that encodes a brain protein in a child with autism has been placed into the
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