Sentences with phrase «standard laboratory mouse»

A breed of dwarf mouse that entirely lacks growth hormone is the present winner of the Mprize for longevity, living 60 - 70 % longer than the compeition's standard laboratory mouse species.

CRISPR genome editing has made it easier to create knockout alleles in a variety of species, including the standard laboratory mouse.

Not exact matches

MIAMI BEACH — A new drug has been shown to cure laboratory mice of tuberculosis much more quickly than standard treatments.

«The mutation prevention system maintained antibiotic sensitivity not only in E. coli strains cultured in standard laboratory conditions but also in bacteria that were used to colonize the gastrointestinal tract of gnotobiotic mice.

In addition, the normal diurnal feeding rhythms present in mice were significantly blunted in the mutant mice: on a standard laboratory 12 - h light: 12 - h dark (12:12 LD) cycle, nocturnal mice typically consume ~ 75 — 80 % of their total daily calories during the dark phase; in contrast, Clock mutant mice consume ~ 50 % (2).