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A unique science project is training rats to save people trapped during earthquakes. These rats will be wearing tiny backpacks, containing microphones and location trackers so that rescuers can trace their location and also speak to them. The rodents have been trained to respond to beeping sounds. Dubbed as ‘Hero Rats,’ Glasgow-based Dr Donna Kean […]
A company called ‘Startup Because Animals’ announced the release of its cat snack made from lab-grown mouse cells. The new product is available for pre-order ahead of its planned launch in 2022. The biotech startup’s snack comes in the form of a cookie and contains real rodent cells. It’s more of a treat than a […]
A mouse plague in New South Wales, Australia, has forced a jail to relocate hundreds of inmates while it carries out cleaning and renovations. More than 400 prisoners and 200 staff at the Wellington Correctional Centre will be moved to other facilities over the next two weeks. The mice have caused extensive damage to prison […]
Magawa the “hero rat,” whose work sniffing out landmines in Cambodia won him a medal for life-saving bravery, is retiring after a distinguished five-year career. The African giant pouched rat has found 71 landmines and 38 items of unexploded ordnance during his service, according to APOPO, the mine-clearing non-governmental organization that trained him. His work […]
Scientists have restored eyesight in mice using a “milestone” treatment that returns cells to a more youthful state and could one day help treat glaucoma and other age-related diseases. The process offers the tantalising possibility of effectively turning back time at the cellular level, helping cells recover the ability to heal damage caused by injury, […]
A rat in Cambodia has been heralded a hero and awarded for saving lives. Magawa, an African giant pouched rat, was given a gold medal by the British veterinary charity People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) for his work detecting undetonated landmines in Cambodia. Decades of conflict have left the Southeast Asian country littered with […]
In one of India’s alcohol free states Bihar rats have been consuming liquor from police storerooms. Tiny rodents have developed craving for alcohol. About 200 beer cans were confiscated and kept in a store room of the excise department. On Monday (1st Oct 2018) when the officials checked the stock they were shocked to see […]