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The risk of rats carrying new pathogens and strains in New York
Several new strains of viruses and many potentially dangerous human pathogens have been found in mice living in buildings and residential areas in New York City.
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Why do scientists often use mice to do experiments?
In the scientific community, rodents are the most popular test subjects. Up to 95% of animal studies in the United States are done on rodents.
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Rats are about to cause heart disease?
Medical experts warn: In this 21st century, it is possible that a bacterial heart attack caused by infectious agents is the most common type of mouse: rats.
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A new way of looking at stroke
Like a burning fire, the brain constantly needs oxygen, and when the blood vessel is blocked in a stroke, part of the brain lacks oxygen and nutrition.
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The rat species is involved in the study of AIDS medicines
Whether rats and rodents are resistant to HIV is a problem that has led AIDS researchers for a long time to find a small animal suitable for studying the disease.
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Mini-rat brains in mice raise concerns about intelligent hybridization
Scientists transplant human brain tissue into rodents and mice, raising a moral debate among researchers.
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6-leg beetle
German scientists successfully built a 6-legged robot inspired by the rodent beetle, capable of traveling on a variety of terrains.
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Contraception for squirrels
Impregnating contraceptives into seeds is a way that American scientists want to apply to reduce the rapid growth rate of gray squirrels, a rodent species that have a ha…