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A cross-section of mouse brain showing the locus coeruleus in fluorescent green
Hormone Sobers Up Drunken Mice: Study
A hormone naturally induced by alcohol consumption accelerates the recovery of mice after binge drinking by activating neurons involved in arousal and alertness.
Hormone Sobers Up Drunken Mice: Study
Hormone Sobers Up Drunken Mice: Study

A hormone naturally induced by alcohol consumption accelerates the recovery of mice after binge drinking by activating neurons involved in arousal and alertness.

A hormone naturally induced by alcohol consumption accelerates the recovery of mice after binge drinking by activating neurons involved in arousal and alertness.

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Fluorescent microscopy of a healthy intestinal organoid and a tumor spheroid
Internal Clock Disruptions Increase Colon Cancer Risk in Mice
Shafaq Zia | Aug 19, 2022 | 3 min read
Disturbing circadian rhythms in organoids and mice increases intestinal tumor growth, findings that may explain a recent rise in colon cancer among young adults, the researchers behind the work say.
chemical visualization of a G-quadruplex
Strange DNA Structures Linked to Cancer
Sophie Fessl, PhD | Jan 19, 2022 | 3 min read
A study reveals a connection between the loss of enzymes responsible for removing methyl groups from DNA, nucleic acid knots, and cancer development in mice.
Two Studies Question Function of Bone Hormone Osteocalcin
Ruth Williams | May 29, 2020 | 4 min read
Independently produced knockout mouse strains fail to find evidence of the bone protein’s endocrine functions, and divide researchers’ opinions.
Study Challenges CRISPR Method for Making Conditional Knockout Mice
Sukanya Charuchandra | Sep 28, 2018 | 3 min read
Researchers from 17 labs report low efficacy rates for the popular technique.
Image of the Day: Morphing Cells
The Scientist Staff and The Scientist Staff | Mar 27, 2018 | 1 min read
By removing a single gene, researchers change the developmental fate of tumor cells in mice.  
Oliver Smithies, Technologist Behind Knockout Mice, Dies
Bob Grant | Jan 12, 2017 | 3 min read
The Nobel laureate and Lasker awardee developed tools that facilitated decades of genetics research, including starch gel electrophoresis and gene targeting.
Immune Defect Detected in Knockout Mice
Tanya Lewis | May 20, 2016 | 1 min read
Researchers have identified a mutation in a commonly used commercial mouse strain that could impact experimental results.
Inhibiting Sperm Protein Causes Infertility
Karen Zusi | Oct 5, 2015 | 2 min read
Two drugs targeting a protein in sperm cause reversible infertility in male mice, providing new hope for a male contraceptive.
Passenger Mutations Can Skew Results
Kate Yandell | Jul 7, 2015 | 4 min read
Some genetically engineered mice harbor unwanted mutations that hitchhike alongside desired modifications, affecting experimental outcomes.
Binge-Drinking Trigger?
Jef Akst | May 12, 2015 | 2 min read
Researchers identify a protein linked to excessive consumption of alcohol in animal models.
CRISPR Knock-in Mouse Debuts
Bob Grant | Sep 29, 2014 | 2 min read
Researchers have created a line of model mice that naturally express Cas9, paving the way for rapid precision gene-editing.
Another Obesity-Associated Gene
Rina Shaikh-Lesko | Mar 13, 2014 | 1 min read
Researchers find a new gene connected to obesity in a surprising part of the genome.
First, Do No Harmā€¦
Jim Woodgett | Jun 9, 2011 | 5 min read
Is DNA damage an inevitable consequence of epigenetic reprogramming?
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