Mice and Research

There’s a nice little article in the Washington Post on mice in research. It’s interesting the things you learn from a piece like this. For instance, I never realized the origin of the black 6 line was from essentially a hobby breeder in New England. I also like the little slide show of various mouse strains. I recognize most of them, in particular, the ob/ob obese mouse (he’s easy to pick out).

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Light stuff but interesting for those who do mouse work. And I couldn’t resist making an lolmouse:
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Comments

  1. It’s Fatmouse!

    Run for the hills!

  2. Craig Reed

    It would be informative to know the specifics about the various mice strains in the Washington Post Article. Inquiring minds want to *know* . . . .

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