The article encouraged her to look beyond
common lab animals in favor of Burmese pythons, creatures whose metabolic engines run in overdrive.
«Rats and mice, the most
common lab animals, can't tell us much about speech disorders, since their vocalizations are innate, not learned.
Mice are the most
common lab animal, dissected so frequently that no biologist expects to stumble upon a new organ.
Not exact matches
The scientists confirmed that these mice have learning problems by testing them in a Morris water maze, a
common lab test of
animal learning and memory.
Our wet -
lab research is focused on the study of Brucella, a facultative intracellular bacterium that causes brucellosis, one of the most
common zoonotic diseases in the world in humans and a variety of
animal species.
His
lab develops isogenic human pluripotent stem cells and transgenic
animals to model disease, with the goal of delineating novel approaches to influence outcomes for Huntington disease (HD) and Fragile X Syndrome (FXS), the most
common genetic causes of dementia and intellectual disability, respectively.
They are popular in the
lab because they are single cells — so they are considerably easier to study than multi-celled organisms — but they still have the complex internal organization
common to plants,
animals, and fungi.
Among researchers, it is
common industry knowledge to use MSG if you want to fatten up
lab animals for study.
It's also a
common sight to see
Labs working as K - 9 partners, guide dogs, therapy dogs, and emotional support
animals.
The sanctuary fights to save a variety of
lab animals, from
common pigeons and rats to cuddlier bunnies and beagles, and works with researchers and students to lobby for
lab animals» right to life after experimentation.
Because symptoms of dog flu are the same as for a
common condition called kennel cough,
lab tests are needed to confirm the diagnosis, said William Fortney, director for small
animal outreach at the Kansas State Diagnostic Laboratory.