Enlarge (credit: Rene Schwietzke) Gene drive is both a promising and disturbing technology. It allows us to engineer a stretch of DNA that, once inserted in a specific location in an organism’s genome, will convert other versions of the gene so that they also carry the insert. Once started in a population, gene drive will […]
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Why mice aren’t welcome in a microbiologist’s home
Mice collected from apartment buildings in New York City carry a range of disease-causing bacteria, scientists find.
Calgary scientists use MRIs to reduce use of rats and mice in medical research
The university’s Cumming School of Medicine is outfitted with a small MRI that researchers use as they test possible treatments for cancer, strokes and multiple sclerosis.
Of Mice & Sand: Revised Brings A Desert Journey And Shelter Management To PC
The desert is a ruthless landscape, a sandy expanse littered with the wastes of abandoned architecture. But in Of Mice & Sand: Revised, an expanded version of a 2017 3DS release, you have the means to cross, with your tiny crew and sprawling home on wheels. Managing them effectively is a different story though. To […]
Researchers use nanorobots to kill tumors in mice
Our current methods of fighting malignant tumors are wildly inadequate. Chemotherapy and radiation treatments, while sometimes successful, come with massive side effects, mainly because every other cell in the body is also getting bombarded with chemicals and radiation even though the main targets are the tumor cells. Finding a way to specifically target tumor cells […]
Mice chew through cash in Kazakh ATM (VIDEO)
A pair of mice snuck into an ATM in the Kazakh capital Astana, hiding from a snow storm. Bank workers were surprised when they discovered the tiny intruders and the ruined notes they had munched on during their stay. The two were found when the machine was re-stocked with cash, and the workers recorded their […]
Baldness cure? Stem cells from MICE used to create skin in a lab
A CURE for baldness has moved a step closer after skin was created in the lab, complete with hair follicles. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Studying human tumors in mice may end up being misleading
Enlarge (credit: UCSD) Cancer is, unfortunately, governed by the same evolutionary rules that drive life itself. Cells in tumors are essentially competing to see which can divide the fastest. This competition drives them to pick up new mutations that can help them divide faster, survive immune attack, resist drugs, and expand to new areas of […]
These Mice Stopped Eating Carbs So You (Maybe) Don’t Have To
New evidence shows that ketogenic diets protect the brain as mice age. And one day you might be able to buy a pill that does the same thing, without having to kiss carbs goodbye. https://media.wired.com/photos/59a9c17b6b0b3078c86c98eb/master/pass/mouse-FA.jpg Feed: All Latest
Logitech’s PowerPlay delivers no-compromise wireless gaming mice
It’s 2017 and many hardcore PC gamers are still devoted to their wired mice. Ask them why and you’ll likely get two reasons: You don’t have to worry about charging them, and there’s no need to worry about potential latency issues. Either of those issues could be incredibly frustrating during the middle of a heated […]