Mice urgently wanted: American researchers need urban rodents for research. “We want your mice!” scientists from Drexel University in Philadelphia recently wrote in a leaflet that circulated on the Internet. Requirement: You must be from homes or businesses in the cities of New York, Philadelphia, or Richmond. To do this, the research team plans to set up live traps in the homes of volunteer participants and collect the captured animals.
The researchers want to understand how the rodents have adapted to city life. This should, among other things, clarify whether metropolitan mice are less shy of people and also experience less stress in their presence. The project examines not only behavioral characteristics, but also physical differences, such as whether city mice are larger than rural mice.
Mice are of great importance for research
House mice (Mus musculus) have long been of great importance to science and are among the central laboratory animals in biomedical research.
Their genetic proximity to humans, combined with easy genetic manipulation and short generation times, make them the animals of choice for research into everything from genetics to disease development.
Source: Krone
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