«I've known about these differences since I was an undergraduate in the 1980s,» Furlow says, citing scientific literature that suggests it is more resistant to endocrine - disrupting chemicals than other rat strains. (discovermagazine.com)
Sonntag's group had to figure out which rat strains survived the longest without disease, as well as the best age at which experiments should begin. (sciencemag.org)
Our data demonstrate the feasibility of targeted gene disruption in multiple rat strains within 4 months time, paving the way to a humanized monoclonal antibody platform and additional human disease models. (science.sciencemag.org)