In lab mice rehomed to fields, anxiety is reversed
December 15, 2025
December 15, 2025
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 15 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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In lab mice rehomed to fields, anxiety is reversed
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When postdoctoral researcher Matthew Zipple releases lab mice into a large, enclosed field just off Cornell's campus, something remarkable happens.
The mice, which have only ever lived in a cage a little larger than a shoebox, rear up on their back legs, sniff the air, move into the grass and b . . .
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In lab mice rehomed to fields, anxiety is reversed
*
When postdoctoral researcher Matthew Zipple releases lab mice into a large, enclosed field just off Cornell's campus, something remarkable happens.
The mice, which have only ever lived in a cage a little larger than a shoebox, rear up on their back legs, sniff the air, move into the grass and b . . .