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Isolating cause and effect with sensitive mice

December 10, 2014June 29, 2018 Communications Team animal husbandry, animal research, experiment design, International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium, mice

10.12.14 The smallest environmental change can have an impact on a mouse. Natasha Karp explains how experiments must be carefully designed to take this into account to reduce future animal usage.

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Odour, ardour and anger

September 5, 2014July 2, 2018 Communications Team animal research, behaviour, mice, odour, olfactory, perception

04.09.14 Why do male and female mice behave differently? As Ximena Ibarra-Soria explains, smell plays a role but it’s not as straightforward as you might expect.

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Is it as plain as the nose on one’s face?

September 14, 2012July 2, 2018 Communications Team animal care, animal research, behavior, mice, olfactory, pheromones, receptors, sensory genes

13 Sept 2012: Have you ever considered whether we all sense the world the same way? Darren Logan at the Sanger Institute studies how our genes influence how we perceive the environment around us, and how our brains makes sense of our senses.

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Handle with care: animal husbandry’s virtuous circle

September 3, 2012July 2, 2018 3Rs, animal care, animal husbandry, animal research, mice

3 Sept 2012: Jacqui White, from the Institute’s Mouse Genetics team, describes how our researchers are committed to treating their animals in the most humane, caring and sensitive way possible …

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