and genetic distance (cM)). Genome annotation is computed based on alignments of the curated RefSeq collection described above, rat transcript data, and human, mouse and rat protein data.

Comparison of the hairless animals’ genomes with those of several other mammals shows low activity of certain sequences.

Scientists these days are working on what might be the ultimate in rat control: a genetic engineering technique that would spread infertility genes through a wild rat population. If fears of ...

Pasca’s group has developed a kind of genetic band-aid —technically called antisense oligonucleotides— to patch the children’s mutation in the human cells integrated into the rat brains.

With millions of mice and rats in US labs alone, scientists can learn a lot of information from their scurrying test subjects ...

1994). In addition, with the omnipresent micro-techniques developed across the field of biochemistry, the traditional requirement for large research animals like the rat, rabbit, or guinea pig has all ...

The effects of exercise on alcohol-related phenotypes in mouse models. Genetic mapping of oxycodone and related behaviors using inbred rat strains Translational studies of human genes associated with ...

Estimates of New York City's rat populate range from 250,000 to millions. Recent research tells us a lot about New York City's rat populations and the disease they may pick up. But no one has done ...

A resident had reported a rat sighting. “I got PTSD immediately,” Lauren Divine, the director of the island’s Ecosystem Conservation Office, told The Washington Post. Rats are a nuisance in ...

Teacup dogs are not recognized or endorsed by the American Kennel Club, so there are no standards for any teacup breed. But ...