Torrey Pines Instruments

04/27/2026

Your brain begins as a single cell. When all is said and done, it will house an incredibly complex and powerful network of some 170 billion cells. How does it organize itself along the way? Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory neuroscientists have come up with a surprisingly simple answer that could have f...

04/27/2026

Starting with our woolly mice.

A Texas biotech company is trying to bring mammoths and other extinct creatures back to life. The science is as intriguing as the ethical questions are thorny.

04/27/2026

Imagine a friend meets you at the train station and shows you the way to their house. You need to find your way back on your own. If, afterwards, you only remember the smell of a freshly baked bun from a kiosk or the noise from a building site, that won't help you find your way. So, what happens in....

04/20/2026

Virtual Harassment: Women and Online Education Authors Julia K. Ferganchick-Neufang DOI: https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v3i2.575 Abstract Research has shown that female teachers in higher education are often targets for student agression in the form of harassment. Because women have not traditionally he...

04/20/2026

Studies of rodents with a menstrual on/off switch could help people with endometriosis and other disorders

04/17/2026

Researchers in Japan made the discovery after making 1,200 clones over two decades that started off with a single mouse.

04/17/2026

Learn how cloned mice survived for generations, why their DNA began to fail, and what the results reveal about genetic mutations, cloning limits, and long-term survival.

03/23/2026

Summary: The use of standardised vocabularies of phenotypic abnormalities and algorithms for cross-species comparisons facilitates the automated and unbiased identification of mouse models of disease.

03/23/2026

Summary: Raising standards for carrying out and reporting mouse model studies will improve reproducibility and relevance to human disease research.

03/23/2026

An engineered methylation pattern persisted for four generations of mice, demonstrating transgenerational epigenetic inheritance can occur in mammals.

03/18/2026

The utilization of animals for scientific research is governed by specific legislation that has evolved to acknowledge the sensitivity of animals. It is now essential and mandatory to address the pain and suffering arising from experimental conditions (European Parliament & Council Of The European U...

03/18/2026

The laboratory mouse (Mus musculus) is the most widely used mammalian model organism in biomedical and life science research. This concise guide aims to provide essential information to assist researchers new to working with mice, covering topics ...