Sentences with phrase «earlier than rats»

In the paper, Séralini reports that rats fed Monsanto's herbicide - resistant maize variety NK603 for 2 years — which is close to their maximum life span — died earlier than rats on a non-GM maize diet.

Not exact matches

Rat chromosomes, too, are very different than the early eutherian's, but for a different reason: Their chromosomes swapped pieces between chromosomes rather than within a given chromosome.

When tested at the ripe old age of 24 months, rats that had given birth earlier in life performed better on tests of learning and memory than rats that had not given birth.

In one early example, more than a decade ago, a research team at Pfizer detected an odd change in rats» urine: a sudden shift in the relative concentrations of two compounds produced when the body breaks down food.

The rodents experienced hormone imbalances and more and bigger breast tumours, earlier in life, than rats fed a non-GM diet, the researchers claim.

In work that confirmed earlier research by others, Ross presented compelling evidence showing that rats fed restricted diets not only lived longer than their fully nourished counterparts but also suffered from fewer diseases.

Studies in rats and dogs have shown that those that were nurtured consistently by their mothers early on have lowered stress responses and less anxiety than those that were not.

While Campbell's earlier scientific papers present a clear picture of protein deficiency in rats fed 5 % casein, we get no sense from reading The China Study that these rats had anything other than perfect health.

In the early days, it was the imported Siberian sled - dogs, sometimes referred to as Siberian rats because of their lighter body structure and smaller size than the Malamutes and mixed breeds traditionally used in Alaska, that soon won fame and success - not only as very fast competitors in the grand sled - dog races of the gold - rush era, but also as couriers of mail, and even of vaccines which saved human lives (one very famous instance of which, is remembered through the classic Iditarod race).

The dogs were the first to go; the giant rats were already implemented in the earlier beta, though both prototypes produce a growl when they're killed, rather than the rat - like squeak featured in the retail version.

One thing I keep saying is that this house, while mid century modern, was built in the early 50s and as such is a bit more Marlene Dietrich than Rat Pack.