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				<title>Critical stage of embryonic development now observable</title>
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				<description>A novel approach in the study of the development of mammalian embryos has just been developed. The research enables scientists to view critical aspects of embryonic development which was previously unobservable.</description>
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				<title>Skin cells turned into neural precusors, bypassing stem-cell stage</title>
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				<description>Mouse skin cells can be converted directly into cells that become the three main parts of the nervous system, according to researchers. The finding is an extension of a previous study by the same group showing that mouse and human skin cells can be directly converted into functional neurons.</description>
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				<title>Tiny crooners: Male house mice sing songs to impress the girls</title>
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				<description>It comes as a surprise to many that male house mice produce melodious songs to attract mates.&#160; Unfortunately for us, because the melodies are in the ultra-sonic range human ears cannot detect them.&#160; Through spectrographic analyses of the vocalizations of wild house mice, researchers have found that the songs of male mice contain signals of individuality and kinship.&#160;</description>
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				<title>New primate species discovered on Madagascar</title>
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				<description>Biologists have discovered a new primate species in the Sahafina Forest in eastern Madagascar, a forest that has not been studied before. The name of the new species is Gerp&#8217;s mouse lemur (Microcebus gerpi).</description>
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				<title>World&#39;s first chimeric monkeys are born</title>
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				<description>Researchers have produced the world&#39;s first chimeric monkeys. The bodies of these monkeys are composed of a mixture of cells representing as many as six distinct genomes. The advance holds great potential for future research as chimeric animals had been largely restricted to mice. The report also suggests there may be limits to the use of cultured embryonic stem cells.</description>
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				<title>Ion channel makes African naked mole-rat insensitive to acid-induced pain</title>
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				<description>Researchers have found out why the African naked mole-rat, one of the world&#39;s most unusual mammals, feels no pain when exposed to acid. The animals have an altered ion channel in their pain receptors that is inactivated by acid and makes the animals insensitive to this type of pain.</description>
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				<title>New strain of lab mice mimics human alcohol consumption patterns</title>
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				<description>A line of laboratory mice drinks more alcohol than other animal models and consumes it in a fashion similar to humans: choosing alcohol over other options and binge drinking.</description>
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				<title>Helping your fellow rat: Rodents show empathy-driven behavior, evidence suggests</title>
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				<description>The first evidence of empathy-driven helping behavior in rodents has been observed in laboratory rats that repeatedly free companions from a restraint, according to a new study by University of Chicago neuroscientists. The observation, published today in Science, places the origin of pro-social helping behavior earlier in the evolutionary tree than previously thought.</description>
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				<title>Every mouse is different: How mouse &#39;personality&#39; sheds light on human depression</title>
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				<description>Just as in humans, there are also the tough types or those with a more delicate personality among mice, researchers confirm. Some adopt an active strategy when faced with stressful situations and somehow try to tackle the problem, whereas others display a passive attitude. Those in the second group are more vulnerable: some of the physiological characteristics resemble those attributed to human depression.</description>
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				<title>Whiskers marked milestone in evolution of mammals from reptiles</title>
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				<description>New research comparing rats and mice with their distance relatives the marsupial, suggests that moveable whiskers were an important milestone in the evolution of mammals from reptiles.</description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:59:59 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Health risk from eating well-done meat may be underestimated</title>
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				<description>Mice are often used to test whether substances in food are harmful to humans. This requires that mice and humans metabolize substances in the same way. Humans have certain enzymes in more parts of the body than mice. The health risk associated with harmful substances in food may therefore be underestimated.</description>
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				<title>Naked mole rat genome sequenced: San Antonio colony of long-lived rodents contributes to study</title>
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				<description>Sequencing the genome of the long-lived naked mole rat opens a &quot;treasure trove&quot; of information to scientists. An international team now reports the completed naked mole rat genome sequence.</description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:26:26 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Genome sequencing unlocks the mysteries of naked mole rat</title>
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				<description>An international team of researchers from Korea, China and the U.S. has, for the first time, demonstrated the physiology and longevity of the naked mole rats (NMR) in terms of genomics and transcriptomics. The results provide an excellent opportunity to better understand the unique traits of naked mole rats and advance its use in biological and biomedical studies.</description>
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				<title>Oldest fossil rodents in South America discovered; Find is 10 million years older and confirms animals from Africa</title>
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				<description>An international team of researchers have found the oldest rodent fossils in South America. The find confirms the animals origin in Africa and contradicts the conclusion that they spread from south to north, which was deduced from the fossil record just 20 years ago.</description>
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				<title>Robot brain implanted in a rodent: Researcher implants robotic cerebellum to repair motor function</title>
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				<description>With new cutting-edge technology aimed at providing amputees with robotic limbs, a researcher has successfully implanted a robotic cerebellum into the skull of a rodent with brain damage, restoring its capacity for movement.</description>
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				<title>Complete map of mouse genetic variation</title>
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				<description>The laboratory mouse has been widely used for research on a variety of diseases and genetic studies to understand which genes are involved in various illnesses. However, actual variations in past sequences of genes were unknown. Researchers have now sequenced a nearly complete map of mouse genetic variation. Cataloging the full set of variants is a first step in identifying the actual variants affecting disease.</description>
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				<title>Mouse genome sequences reveal variability, complex evolutionary history</title>
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				<description>A new paper, building on recent advances in sequencing capability, now reports the complete genomes of 17 different strains of mice, creating an unparalleled genetic resource that will aid studies ranging from human disease to evolution.</description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:12:12 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Researchers develop mouse genetic blueprint; Mouse study drives forward understanding of human biology</title>
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				<description>Scientists have decoded and compared the genome sequence of 17 mouse strains, developing a valuable mouse genetic blueprint that will accelerate future research and understanding of human genetics. The team found an astonishing 56.7 million SNPs among the strains, in addition to other more complex differences, and used these sequence differences to uncover genetic associations with more than 700 biological differences, including markers for diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.</description>
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				<title>&#39;Dirty&#39; wild mice may be more relevant immunology model</title>
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				<description>Like humans, mice that live in their natural habitat encounter bacteria and other pathogens that exercise their immune system, yet lab mice typically used in immunology studies are raised in isolation from most diseases. A study on natural killer cells in wild mice examines the hypothesis that the unsterile living conditions faced by humans and wild mice may improve the readiness of the immune system to fight new infections.</description>
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				<title>Parasite uses the power of attraction to trick rats into becoming cat food</title>
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				<description>Rats infected with the parasite Toxoplasma seem to lose their fear of cats -- or at least cat urine. Now researchers have discovered the brains of those infected, fearless male rats show activity in the region that normally triggers a mating response when encountering a female rat. But that does not mean it&#39;s love, as Toxoplasma just wants the rat to be eaten by a cat, so the parasite can reproduce in the cat&#39;s intestines.</description>
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				<title>Parasite-infected rodents attracted to cat odor</title>
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				<description>New research shows how a brain parasite can manipulate rodent fear responses for the parasite&#39;s own benefit. The single-celled parasite Toxoplasma gondii makes infected rodents more likely to spend time near cat odors.</description>
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				<title>Virtual rats to help researchers study disease</title>
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				<description>Most lab rats have to be housed, fed and bred. But not the group one researcher has in mind for his new systems biology center. They&#39;ll be virtual.</description>
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				<title>New resource to unlock the role of microRNAs</title>
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				<description>The first mammalian microRNA knockout resource -- mirKO -- will soon be released. This research toolbox of mutant mouse ES cells, in which individual or clustered groups of microRNA genes have been deleted, will help researchers define the role of microRNAs in health and disease. Using these tools researchers can create cells or mice lacking specific microRNAs, study expression using fluorescent markers, or inactivate the gene in specific tissues or at specific times in development.</description>
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				<title>Fossils of forest rodents found in highland desert</title>
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				<description>Two new rodent fossils were discovered in the arid highlands of southern Bolivia. An online article describes the new species, a possible third, and two known species that are new inhabitants to that location.</description>
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				<title>African rodent uses &#39;poison arrow&#39; toxin to deter predators: First known mammal to use plant poison in defense</title>
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				<description>Woe to the clueless predator trying to make a meal of the African crested rat, a rodent that applies poisonous plant toxin to sponge-like hairs on its flanks, researchers have discovered.</description>
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				<title>Mice point to a therapy for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease</title>
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				<description>Researchers have developed a mouse model for Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) neuropathy, a hereditary disease of the peripheral nervous system. They also found a potential therapy for this incurable disease. The treatment not only halted the damage to the nerves and the atrophy of the muscles, it even succeeded in reversing the symptoms.</description>
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				<title>With secondhand gene, house mice resist poison</title>
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				<description>Since the 1950s, people have tried to limit the numbers of mice and rats using a poison known as warfarin. But, over the course of evolution, those pesky rodents have found a way to make a comeback, resisting that chemical via changes to a gene involved in vitamin K recycling and blood clotting. Now, researchers show that European mice have in some cases acquired that resistance gene in a rather unorthodox way: they got it secondhand from an Algerian mouse.</description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:15:15 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>&#39;Freaky mouse&#39; defeats common poison: House mice found unexpected ways to evolve resistance, study shows</title>
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				<description>Researchers have discovered common house mice found two distinct ways to evolve resistance to warfarin-based rodent poisons.</description>
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				<title>New mouse model for testing cancer drugs</title>
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				<description>Only one in twenty cancer drugs makes its way from the laboratory to the market. The majority of new agents are only shown to be unsuitable in the later phases of clinical development which would explain the exorbitantly high development costs. A new mouse model could help researchers to recognize effects and side effects at an earlier stage.</description>
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				<title>Hypoallergenic dogs don&#39;t have lower household allergen levels than other dogs, study finds</title>
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				<description>Contrary to popular belief, so-called hypoallergenic dogs do not have lower household allergen levels than other dogs. That&#39;s the conclusion of a study by researchers who sought to evaluate whether hypoallergenic dogs have a lower dog allergen in the home than other dogs. Hypoallergenic dogs are believed to produce less dander and saliva and shed less fur.</description>
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				<title>Naked mole-rat genome: Scientists sequence DNA of cancer-resistant rodent</title>
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				<description>Scientists have generated the first whole-genome sequencing data of the naked mole-rat, a rodent that is resistant to cancer and lives for more than 30 years. The naked mole-rat is native to the deserts of East Africa and has unique physical traits that allow it to survive in harsh environments for many years. It has a lack of pain sensation in its skin and has a low metabolic rate that allows it to live underground with limited oxygen supply.</description>
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				<title>The smell of danger: Rats instinctively avoid compound in carnivore urine</title>
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				<description>Researchers have discovered a single compound found in high concentrations in the urine of carnivores that triggers an instinctual avoidance response in mice and rats. This is the first time that scientists have identified a chemical tag that would let rodents sense carnivores in general from a safe distance.</description>
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				<title>Heightened immunity to colds makes asthma flare-ups worse, study suggests</title>
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				<description>People often talk about &quot;boosting&quot; their immunity to prevent and fight colds. Nutritional supplements, cold remedies and fortified foods claim to stave off colds by augmenting the immune system. But new research suggests that tempering the immune response -- rather than enhancing it -- in asthma patients might be a better strategy when combating cold symptoms.</description>
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				<title>A knockout resource for mouse genetics: Mouse gene knockout resource will empower mammalian gene studies for a generation</title>
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				<description>Researchers report that they have knocked out almost 40 percent of the genes in the mouse genome. The results are founded on a novel, efficient production line that targets each specific gene in turn. This developing resource will be essential in our understanding of the role of genes in all mammals -- including humans. The completed resource will power studies in models of human disease.</description>
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				<title>When singing mice choose a mate, a skillful song gets the gal</title>
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				<description>Like rock stars of the rodent world, the flashiest performers of a Central American mouse species get the most attention from the ladies, a new study shows.</description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:02:02 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Low-carbohydrate, high-protein diets may reduce both tumor growth rates and cancer risk</title>
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				<description>Eating a low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet may reduce the risk of cancer and slow the growth of tumors already present, according to a new study.</description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:50:50 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Scientists create humanized mouse model for hepatitis C</title>
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				<description>A team of researchers has, for the first time, recreated a portion of the hepatitis C virus life cycle in a mouse with a functional immune system. The new mouse model will enable scientists to test molecules that block entry of the hepatitis C virus into cells as well as potential vaccine candidates.</description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:13:13 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Gene therapy reverses type 1 diabetes in mice, study finds</title>
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				<description>An experimental cure for type 1 diabetes has a nearly 80 percent success rate in curing diabetic mice. The results offer possible hope of curing a disease that affects 3 million Americans.</description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:27:27 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>What is a laboratory mouse?</title>
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				<description>Scientists have created a genome-wide, high-resolution map of most of the inbred mouse strains used today. Their conclusion: Most of the mice in use today represent only limited genetic diversity, which could be significantly expanded with the addition of more wild mouse populations.</description>
				<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 18:40:40 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Better viewing through fluorescent nanotubes when peering into innards of a mouse</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110527123428.htm</link>
				<description>Researchers have developed a way to see deeper -- and more clearly -- into bodily organs of laboratory mice used in studies of medications. Fluorescent carbon nanotubes, injected into the mice, provide clearer images.</description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 12:34:34 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Birch mouse ancestor discovered in Inner Mongolia is new species of rare &#39;living fossil&#39;</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110524153420.htm</link>
				<description>Fossils from Inner Mongolia are a new species of birch mice, Sicista primus. This significantly extends the geologic history of the rodent family that includes jumping mice. The teeth from sediments 17 million years old distinguish the birch mice genus Sicista as a rare &quot;living fossil&quot; and indicate Sicista migrated from Asia to North America, contrary to what scientists previously hypothesized.</description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 15:34:34 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Building a better mouse model to study depression</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110519090141.htm</link>
				<description>Researchers have developed a mouse model of major depressive disorder (MDD) that is based on a rare genetic mutation that appears to cause MDD in the majority of people who inherit it. The findings could help clarify the brain events that lead to MDD and contribute to new and better means of treatment and prevention.</description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 09:01:01 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Cockroach allergens in homes associated with prevalence of childhood asthma in some neighborhoods</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110517151301.htm</link>
				<description>Researchers compared the household presence of cockroach, mouse, cat, dust mite and other allergens in neighborhoods with a high prevalence of asthma to that in low-prevalence neighborhoods. They found that cockroach, mouse and cat allergens were significantly higher in homes located in neighborhoods where asthma is more common and that children in these higher-exposure homes were more likely to be sensitized to cockroach antigens.</description>
				<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 15:13:13 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>New mouse model may lead to new therapies for degenerative diseases</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516075920.htm</link>
				<description>Researchers have engineered a new mouse that that can be used for research on degenerative disease.</description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 07:59:59 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Can social deficits of autism and schizophrenia be modeled in animals?</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110505083427.htm</link>
				<description>Social deficits are common in several psychiatric disorders, including autism spectrum disorders and schizophrenia. Individuals with severe social dysfunction can experience significant difficulties with everyday functioning. Now, scientists have further characterized a mouse model that provides some insights into biological factors related to social deficits, by comparing mice that had their oxytocin receptor gene made inactive, using a specialized technique called genetic knockout, with unaltered mice.</description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 08:34:34 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Mutant mouse reveals new wrinkle in genetic code</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110428101752.htm</link>
				<description>Call it a mystery with a stubby tail: an odd-looking mouse discovered through a US government breeding program in the 1940s that had a short, kinky tail and an extra set of ribs in its neck -- and nobody knew why.</description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:17:17 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Mathematical model simulating rat whiskers provides insight into sense of touch</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110407171718.htm</link>
				<description>Researchers have developed a mathematical model that will allow them to simulate how rats use their whiskers to sense objects around them. The model enables further research that may provide insight into the human sense of touch.</description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:17:17 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Simple chemical cocktail shows first promise for limb re-growth in mammals</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110406122207.htm</link>
				<description>Move over, newts and salamanders. The mouse may join you as the only animal that can re-grow their own severed limbs. Researchers are reporting that a simple chemical cocktail can coax mouse muscle fibers to become the kinds of cells found in the first stages of a regenerating limb. Their study is the first demonstration that mammal muscle can be turned into the biological raw material for a new limb.</description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:22:22 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Vitamin D can decrease -- or increase -- breast cancer development and insulin resistance, study finds</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110404084313.htm</link>
				<description>In mice models of breast cancer, researchers found that vitamin D significantly reduced development of estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer both in lean and obese mice, but had no beneficial effect in estrogen receptor-negative (ER-) cancer. In fact, obese mice destined to develop ER- breast cancer were clearly worse off than lean ER- mice if they were given vitamin D in their diet.</description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 08:43:43 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Mouse cancer genome unveils genetic errors in human cancers</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110323135625.htm</link>
				<description>By sequencing the genome of a mouse with cancer, researchers have uncovered mutations that also drive cancer in humans. The investigators are the first to sequence a mouse cancer genome.</description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:56:56 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>&#39;Junk food&#39; moms have &#39;junk food&#39; babies</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110323105200.htm</link>
				<description>Pregnant mothers who eat high sugar and high fat diets have babies who are likely to become junk food junkies themselves. According to the report, which used rats, this happens because the high fat and high sugar diet leads to changes in the fetal brain&#39;s reward pathway, altering food preferences.</description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:52:52 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>Vaccine to cure asthma brought on by house dust mite allergies?</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110321134500.htm</link>
				<description>Researchers are working on a vaccine that could completely cure asthma brought on by house dust mite allergies.</description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:45:45 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>&#39;Informant&#39; jumping gene offers new method for studying how genes are regulated</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110321093837.htm</link>
				<description>Scientists have developed a new method for studying gene regulation, by employing a jumping gene as an informant. Called GROMIT, it allows scientists to also create mouse models for human diseases caused by chromosomal rearrangements, such as Down syndrome.</description>
				<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:38:38 EDT</pubDate>
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				<title>&#39;Singing&#39; mice: The ongoing debate of nature vs. Nurture</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110309182656.htm</link>
				<description>What happened to being &quot;quiet as a mouse&quot;? Researchers have recently shown that, rather than being the silent creatures of popular belief, mice emit ultrasonic calls in a variety of social contexts, and these calls have song-like characteristics. So if mice sing, where do they get their music?</description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:26:26 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Cell component involved in triggering cat allergy identified</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110309182104.htm</link>
				<description>New research could provide hope for any allergy sufferers who have ever had to choose between their health and their household pet.</description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:21:21 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>New mouse models  generated for MYH9 genetic disorders</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110309112858.htm</link>
				<description>Researchers have created the first mouse models of human MYH9 genetic disorders, which cause several problems -- including enlarged platelets and sometimes fatal kidney disease.</description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 11:28:28 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>NASA studies the body&#39;s ability to fight infection</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110306151111.htm</link>
				<description>Why do some people get sick while others stay healthy? Since space shuttle Discovery launched into orbit Feb. 24, 2011, it has brought NASA scientists one step closer to helping astronauts and the public discover ways to battle and prevent serious illness and infection.</description>
				<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 15:11:11 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>New model for probing antidepressant actions</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110218165259.htm</link>
				<description>How antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) work can be thoroughly explored with a new mouse model developed by neuroscientists. The mice express a serotonin transporter that has been genetically altered so that it does not respond to many SSRIs or cocaine. The new mouse model could also lead to the development of entirely new classes of antidepressant medications.</description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:52:52 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>What a rat can tell us about touch</title>
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				<description>One scientist uses the rat whisker system as a model to understand how the brain seamlessly integrates the sense of touch with movement.</description>
				<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:25:25 EST</pubDate>
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				<title>Researchers model fetal-to-adult hemoglobin switching: Important step towards cure for blood diseases</title>
				<link>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110216120542.htm</link>
				<description>Researchers have engineered mice that model the switch from fetal to adult hemoglobin, an important step towards curing genetic blood diseases such as sickle cell anemia and beta-thalassemia.</description>
				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 12:05:05 EST</pubDate>
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