Lab Rats May Get a Reprieve Some Day
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The government is studying a major overhaul of how to test the safety of chemicals, to see if robotic machinery can predict what is toxic as well as animals do.
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Â· One patient a day dies waiting for a transplant Â· BMA backs idea, but other groups voice concerns
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This week: living conditions for lab mice, crickets with broken hearts and the remnants of a Jupiter moon.
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Antibiotics could one day be used for  more than killing bacteria and may help patients suffering from  neurological diseases, scientists said on Wednesday.
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A research team in Texas used a common antiretroviral drug to halt the transmission of HIV in lab mice engineered to behave like humans
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LOS ALAMOS, N.M. - OK, new safety tip: Don't start the engine without checking under the hood first for rats.
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Working on code today, may be limited updates.
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Sniffer rescue dogs trained to find explosives or earthquake survivors buried in rubble may soon have some competition -- rats.
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Because of PfizerÂs failed trial, drugs similar to torcetrapib from other companies could face greater scrutiny Â and delays Â in getting to market.
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Shareholders might want to stay in bed this morning.
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A collection of drunken rats is helping University of North Carolina researchers understand how brains repair themselves after chronic drinking &#151; and possibly find new ways to help alcoholics recover full mental capacity.
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Business & money: Employees allowed to bring pets into workplace for a day.
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Abandoning billable hours may help slow the treadmill.
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Scientists go back to the drawing board in their battle against poison resistant rats.
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New research shows that despite their reputation, rats will hlep each other, even strangers, acquire food.
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Some might think fewer rodents would be a good thing, but scientists are concerned about the dwindling populations of two small fury creatures on New Mexico's list of endangered mammals.
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The flu vaccine shortage might stretch into 2005 if one key US supplier cannot resume manufacturing in time. By Henry Barrios, The Bakersfield Californian via AP.