Researchers have created genome-wide, high-resolution genetic maps of 100 inbred mouse strains. Compared with wild-derived strains, most of today's classical lab strains have limited genetic diversity ...

This is the latest research involving bipaternal laboratory mice. A team of scientists led by developmental biologist Katsuhiko ... He said the technique used in this study enhanced the pluripotency - ...

C57BL/6J and FVB/NJ mice were ordered from Jackson Laboratory (Bay Harbor, ME) at 12 weeks of age and allowed to acclimate at the University of Louisville animal facility for 3 weeks. At 15 weeks of ...

An increase in high-fat, high-fructose foods in people's diets has contributed to a dramatic increase in type 2 diabetes.

Each mouse was weighed before entering and after leaving the VBS cage ... were measured as the total time spent in each chamber (%) and in close proximity with the grid-cage per 5 min bins. We ...

Salmonella might seem like a mild inconvenience to some, but for sensitive groups, it can prove dangerous or deadly. In fact, ...

The field of paleo-inspired robotics is opening up a new way to turn back time and studying prehistoric animals. What will really matter in the long run? That’s the question we tackle each year as we ...

Antibiotics are powerful and fast-acting drugs that treat bacterial infections. However, overuse and misuse has caused ...

More than 26,000 people are hospitalized by the bacterial infection each year in the U.S., and 420 people die, according to ...

Imagine if researchers could program stem cells, which have the potential to grow into all cell types in the body, so that they could generate an entire human organ.... In what seems like the ...