When placed outdoors, female lab mice behave very differently
February 14, 2024
February 14, 2024
ITHACA, New York, Feb. 14 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
When you take the lab away, female mice are more likely to play, according to a new Cornell study.
The study, published Feb. 14 in the journal BMC Biology, took lab mice and placed them in large outdoor enclosures. The researchers found that male behavior was essentially the same as genetically wild mice, but females displayed radically different behaviors. It's the first study to examine social . . .
When you take the lab away, female mice are more likely to play, according to a new Cornell study.
The study, published Feb. 14 in the journal BMC Biology, took lab mice and placed them in large outdoor enclosures. The researchers found that male behavior was essentially the same as genetically wild mice, but females displayed radically different behaviors. It's the first study to examine social . . .