B.C. scientists turn lab rats into problem gamblers
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 - 16:56
in Health & Medicine
Canadian and British researchers have found a way to get rats to reason like human gamblers - something that they hope will help them develop drug treatments for people with gambling problems.
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