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July 27, 2016

How New Zealand Plans to Kill Its (Non-Human) Invasive Mammals

What could go wrong? The post How New Zealand Plans to Kill Its (Non-Human) Invasive Mammals appeared first on WIRED.

July 13, 2016

Science Has a Huge Diversity Problem … in Lab Mice

Some lab studies have indicated that female nervous systems use different cell types to transmit pain. But many scientists use all-male cohorts of lab mice. The post Science Has a Huge Diversity Problem ... in Lab Mice appeared first on WIRED.

June 8, 2016

Save the Galapagos With GMO Rats. What Could Go Wrong?

Will environmentalists embrace genetic modification if it can save an island full of endangered species? The post Save the Galapagos With GMO Rats. What Could Go Wrong? appeared first on WIRED.

May 28, 2016

You Need More Than Rat Tumors to Prove Phones Cause Cancer

In order to get from a rat’s tumor to a human cancer risk, you have to do a lot of science. The post You Need More Than Rat Tumors to Prove Phones Cause Cancer appeared first on WIRED.