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Drug Reduces Gambling Behavior In Slot Machine-Loving Rats
Rats couldn't resist a slot machine that offered up sugar—until researchers gave them a dopamine blocker.
Mouse Brain Cells Can Live Years Longer Than The Mice They Came From
New research suggests the lifespan of our cells isn't genetically determined.
How Do You Depress A Rat? Harass It With A Robot
A new robotic rat helps create models of depression in lab rats.
New Light-Powered Eye Implants Use Infrared Pulses to Restore Sight
A new generation of retinal implants could use light to provide power and data, potentially restoring vision in a less-invasive...
Video: Rats Choose to Liberate Their Jailed Pals, A Sign of Empathy Among Non-Primate Mammals
Given a choice between eating chocolate alone and rescuing their pals, rats will apparently save their pals and then share...
SciMall Gift Guide: 15 Science Supply Items For Your Holiday Experiments
This year, shop SciMall for glowing rodents, animal guillotines, and more
Nanowires Convert Rat’s Heartbeat Into Usable Electricity
Nanowires inside a rat can convert the power of breathing and heartbeats into electricity, according to researchers at the Georgia...
Australian Study Finds Possible Treatment to Make Smoking Healthier for Lungs
But scientists warn that the treatment does nothing to prevent cancer risks, and that it's thus far limited to mice who smoke
Mutant Mice Are Bred to Order
Some are fat, others tiny. And one is just having a bad hair day
Artificial Microlungs Grown on Chips
Microlungs grown from human lung tissue could replace animal testing. The chip...it's breathing