The study shows that mice born without a mother can not only survive but also grow up to have their own offspring, opening ...

Called HuT mice for humanized telomeres, these rodents open up different kinds of studies on cellular aging in a mammal body and the various organs. ... Mice live an average 2½ to 3 years, ...

For animals that cannot be housed socially for scientific reasons, such as rodents on food intake–energy expenditure studies, the provision of environmental enrichment may alleviate stress.