The agency is cutting animal testing of chemicals. Some scientists are concerned, but in the meantime the rats (and zebra ...

How science came to rely on the humble lab rat. Almost 100 years ago Popular Science reported on the rise of rat use in lab experiments. By Bill Gourgey. Published Apr 19, 2022 1:00 PM EDT.

A laboratory rat with a brain implant used to record in vivo neuronal activity during a particular task (discrimination of different vibrations). The scientist feeds the rat apple juice through a ...

Approximately three quarters of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development — representing 1,000 ...

In Dr. Sergiu Pașca's research lab at Stanford University, the resident rats have clumps of human cells in their brains. Blow on a rat's whiskers and the human cells on the opposite side of its ...

The need for laboratory rats has increased in the past 60 years and will likely continue to grow. In 1966, the Animal Welfare Act created stipulations for using large mammals such as monkeys or dogs ...

Lab rats are overwhelmingly male, and that’s a problem By Katie Hunt, CNN 9 minute read Published 7:46 AM EDT, Fri May 14, 2021 Link Copied! Alberto Mier/CNN. CNN — The ...

Teaching rats to drive a tiny car around a laboratory had some far-reaching effects – it taught scientists a lot about the benefits of anticipating the joy brought by the things we love.