He's long suspected that
lab animals respond differently to the sensation when researchers are present.
Not exact matches
But because women
respond to medications and develop some diseases differently than men, researchers need to include female
lab animals, tissues and cells in their experiments, according to a Nature commentary Clayton co-wrote in May.
Now neurobiologists have shown that
lab rats
respond in the same way, even after months of abstinence, making those
animals a potentially valuable tool for finding ways to help former addicts stay clean.
Without it we would have no way to
respond quickly and effectively to reports of
animal abuse such as those that came to light in recent years at Oklahoma research
labs and roadside zoos.