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Clean and dirty mice respond similarly to allergens, challenging the idea that reduced microbial exposure is the primary cause behind the uptick in allergies.

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Scientists Discover New “Superfast” Muscle Fibers in Mouse Limbs

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Opioids Recruit the Immune System to Cause Withdrawal Symptoms

three black mice lined up next to each other. the one on the left, fed a low-fat diet, has one small bald patch, the middle mouse, fed fish oil, has a large bald spot across its shoulders and back, and the right mouse, fed cocoa butter, has no baldness.

Fish Oil in Diet Can Cause Hair Loss in Mice, Study Finds

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“Smarter” CAR T Cells Target Tumors with Precision

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Mice With a Healthy Gut Microbiome Are More Motivated to Exercise

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Viral Protein Behind Chronic Inflammation in People with HIV: Study

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Mice Fed a Highly Processed Diet Are More Susceptible to the Flu

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Obesity Protects Against Genital Herpes in Mice, Study Finds

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Retching Mice Reveal the Brain Circuit Behind Vomiting

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Vesicles from Young Mice Alleviate Signs of Aging in Older Animals

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Specialized Brain Circuit Makes Mice Itchy When They See Others Scratch

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Researchers Fuse Mouse Chromosomes in Scientific First

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Mouse Embryo: No Sperm, Egg, or Uterus Required

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Salmonella Injection Helps the Mouse Immune System Kill Tumors

Illustration showing how following radiation therapy, which triggers the release of cancer-specific antigens, researchers injected Salmonella typhimurium bacteria covered in positively charged nano- particles near tumors in mice.

Infographic: Salmonella Shuttle Tumor Antigens to Immune Cells

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The Mystery of the Mouse Sperm Hook

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CRACK Method Reveals Novel Neuron Type in Mouse Brain

Illustration showing how calcium imaging and HCR-FISH combined is a technique called comprehensive readout of activity and cell type markers (CRACK)

Infographic: Simultaneously Studying Neuron Structure and Function

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Exercise-Associated Protein Boosts Brain Function in Mice

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Neurons Firing Together Generate Spontaneous Pain

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Penguins Are Among the World’s Slowest-Evolving Birds: Study

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Universe 25 Experiment

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An AI-Powered Scientist Proposes a Treatment for Blindness

A group of newborn mice with their mother.

Maternal Iron Deficiency Can Trigger Sex Reversal in Mouse Embryos

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Taking Control of Cellular Contamination with PCR Testing

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Rare Disease Research Gets a Boost from Automated NGS Solutions

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June 2025, Issue 1

Nergal Networks: Where Friendship Meets Infection

A citizen science game explores how social choices and networks can influence how an illness moves through a population.

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Unraveling Complex Biology with Five-Dimensional Multiomics

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Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

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