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Armadillos have long been considered to be the only living mammals that produce protective bony plates. But a new study unexpectedly shows that African spiny mice produce the same structures beneath ...
The seemingly magical regrowth of salamander tails and starfish arms after injury has always captured the attention of scientists. In recent years, they have also been excited about the spiny mouse, a ...
Why do some animals regenerate lost tissues after injury while others don't? Researchers from the lab of Kerstin Bartscherer (Osnabrück University and formerly Hubrecht Institute) and Ashley Seifert ...
Jarrod McKenna is funded by the Australian Government Research Training Program supported by Monash University. About 8–12% of couples of reproductive age suffer from infertility, and roughly 15% of ...
Scientists zeroed in on brain circuitry powering the desire of spiny mice to live in large groups, opening the door to a new model for the study of complex social behaviors in mammals. Current Biology ...
Mammals are a bit odd when it comes to bones. Rather than the bony plates and scales of crocodiles, turtles, lizards, dinosaurs and fish, mammals long ago traded in their ancestral suit of armor for a ...
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