Lab Mice That Exercise Control May Be More Normal

Purdue University scientists found that mice raised in cages may relieve stress with behaviors associated with mice in the wild. And for researchers using lab mice, this may mean that by allowing mice to express these behaviors they can conduct research with animals that act and respond more naturally, hopefully making research data more reliable. Laboratory mice live in sterile environments controlled by humans.

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Filed under: Anxiety on December 11th, 2008