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Mice learned how to be sneaky from living alongside humans, new research suggests Researchers in Germany looked at three populations of house mice for the study Mice which have been with humans longest were best at problem-solving tasks Tasks included opening lid or window of a Lego house to get a tasty mealworm By Victoria … Read more
City mice are SMARTER than their country cousins! Rodents in urban areas are better at problem solving as they’ve had to adapt to living alongside humans, study reveals Thirty-one striped field mice were captured from the wild as part of the study Scientists gave them a set of challenges in a cage where they had … Read more
Do you have a hooter to rival Pinocchio’s? If so, you may be able to blame a newly-discovered gene that we share with mice which affects the pointiness of our noses. Experts from the UK and France analysed the genomes and face shapes of 6,000 people from Latin America, finding 32 gene regions that influence facial … Read more
Paralyzed mice walk again after just TWO WEEKS of breakthrough gene therapy that regenerates damaged spinal cord nerves with a designer protein Paralyzed mice were able to walk two to three weeks after a new gene therapy Experts stimulated the mice’s nerve cells to regenerate using a designer protein Nerve cells of the motor-sensory cortex … Read more
Three drugs already in circulation have been found to be effective at preventing infection of human cells by the coronavirus, research published today reveals. Experiments on lab-grown mini-lungs implanted in mice looked at which pre-existing drugs stop SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, infiltrating human cells. It revealed drugs called imatinib, mycophenolic acid (MPA) and … Read more
A pair of newly discovered aquatic mice species – with elongated feet and water resistant fur – are amongst the ‘world’s rarest mammals’, a new study found. Researchers from the Field Museum, Chicago, say the mice are native to the remote Congo basin and evaded scientific detection due to political unrest in the area. The … Read more
The latest brainteaser sweeping the web gives a whole new meaning to the term ‘mouse trap’. The colourful graphic, designed by UK-based distance learning provider Oxbridge, challenges puzzlers to spot the real mouse hiding among the computer mice – and it may just be the trickiest one yet. The creators have revealed that the current record … Read more
New experimental coronavirus vaccine prevented severe disease in mice after two doses of the jab boosted their antibody levels 90-fold Researchers genetically modified vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), which causes a mild illness in livestock, to become a vaccine The team took out a gene from VSV and inserted the spike protein from the coronavirus, which … Read more
Two doses of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine protected mice from infection for 13 WEEKS – and a single shot blocked the virus for 7 week Moderna’s vaccine tricks the body into producing some of the viral proteins, which the immune system recognizes and builds a response against mice Researchers gave mice two intramuscular doses, one-microgram each, three … Read more
Maybe you won’t need the gym when they finally reopen! An ‘exercise PILL’ could be on the horizon after scientists find boosting levels of a liver protein mimicked benefits of working out in mice brains Researchers looked at the blood of elderly mice who exercised regularly compared to sedentary aged mice They found elevated levels of … Read more