A mother’s obesity may raise liver cancer risks for generations to come, mouse study suggests 

A mother’s obesity may raise liver cancer risks for generations to come, mouse study suggests Researchers fed mice a high-fat diet so they would become obese and then exposed them to a liver carcinogen The diet led to an over-expression of a gene that is abnormally expressed in various types of cancer This increased odds of the … Read more

Millions of mature human cells are generated inside a mouse embryo

Scientists say they have been able to produce millions of mature human cells in a mouse embryo for the first time. The researchers injected human stem cells into a mouse embryo, which then generated millions of mature human cells as it developed.  The researchers claim that up to four per cent of the total number of … Read more

Terrifying moment a ‘murder hornet’ kills a mouse in under one minute

A deadly ‘murder hornet’ killed a mouse at least twice its size in a matter seconds.  The Asian giant hornet – nicknamed the murder hornet – demonstrated just how lethal it was when it took easily took out a mouse with it’s venom.  Cell phone footage of the incident shows a mouse desperately trying to … Read more

3D-printed transparent mouse skull could be window to studying Alzheimer’s and head injuries

Scientists develop a ‘window to the brain’: 3D-printed ‘skull’ allows experts to peer inside a mouse’s head in real-time and could one day help disorders like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s The implant can be used to surgically replace part of the animal’s head Mouse brains are similar to humans’ so are useful for medical research Scientists … Read more