You Just Move Like A Mouse, Or Do So Abnormally Like A Mutant Mouse
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 15:14
in Biology & Nature
A new holistic approach to assess model behavior has been proposed and evaluated by researchers at the University of Tokyo and Osaka Bioscience Institute. The lifestyle of the mouse has been monitored in a way comparable with that of monitoring humans. The animal's every move is recorded by pressure sensors under the cage, and this information is collected for more than 24 hours.
Read the whole article on Science Daily
More from Science Daily
Related
- You just move like a mouse, or do so abnormally like a mutant mouseWed, 30 Apr 2008, 16:14:32 EDT
- Scientists encouraged by new mouse model's similarities to human ALSMon, 12 Oct 2009, 15:50:36 EDT
- Generation of a severe memory-deficit mutant mouse by exclusively eliminating the kinase activity of CaMKIIalphaFri, 19 Jun 2009, 10:37:46 EDT
- A new mouse model provides insight into genetic neurological disordersTue, 26 May 2009, 1:50:37 EDT
- Mouse model provides clues to human language developmentWed, 24 Jun 2009, 9:28:48 EDT