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A rat in a maze, 17 July 2000. AFR Picture by MICHELE MOSSOP

Lab Rats Sense Empathy, But Will Only Act for Their Own Kind - and Humans Might Be the Same

Medicine & Technology Jul 14, 2021

A new study has found brain regions responsible for prioritizing which should lab rats save first in times of crisis - with the findings suggesting that humans are the same.

Euthanasia for Lab Mice Due to Halt of Non-COVID-19-Related Research

Jul 13, 2020

Lab mice and rats are being euthanized across states as labs not related to conducting non-COVID-19 research were forced to shut down. Their populations in labs have gone up as labs started to close, and lab managers are now left with the task of humanely taking their lives.

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Lab Rats Sense Empathy, But Will Only Act for Their Own Kind - and Humans Might Be the Same

Euthanasia for Lab Mice Due to Halt of Non-COVID-19-Related Research

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