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African Thicket Rat Malaria Linked To Virulent Human Form
Science & Tech  (tags: rats, malaria, disease, africa, humans, scientists, investigation, interesting )

Ingrid
- 353 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Even though the most deadly form of malaria for humans, Plasmodium falciparum, has been linked to malaria found in chimpanzees, this group has been fairly isolated on the malarial family tree--until now.
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Rat Embryonic Stem Cells Created
Science & Tech  (tags: science, investigation, human diseases, rats, geneticengineering )

Ingrid
- 364 days ago - nature.com
Rat pluripotent stem cells - the essential ingredient for making genetically engineered versions of the animals - have finally been created after decades of effort in the field.
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Insects Become Fly-on-the-Wall Spies With Tiny Cameras, Radio Controls and Microphones | the Daily Mail
Science & Tech  (tags: moths, beetles, flies, sharks, rats, spies, spy, pigeon, radio, microphone, science, control, video, camera )

Cissy
- 660 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
It sounds like the stuff of science fiction - beetles, rats and sharks turned into cunning spies courtesy of a brain implant or two. But such scenarios are fast moving from fantasy to fact, with laboratories around the world hatching a new breed of spy.
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Modified Mice Get No Kick From Cocaine
Science & Tech  (tags: rats, cocaine, dopamine receptor, taste )

Eduardo
- 752 days ago - newscientist.com
Mice that lack a particular brain receptor for dopamine show no taste for cocaine, which mice and humans usually find addictive. Mice modified to lack dopamine receptor D1 do not self-administer cocaine. Normal mice will keep returning for more.
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