lab rat

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For a scene in which a lab rat dies and then reanimates, Álvarez enlisted Tippett Studio, the outfit run by legendary effects master Phil Tippett, to make a model rodent move through stop-motion animation.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2024

What’s more, it’s difficult to be your own lab rat: Most people with periods don’t have a textbook 28-day cycle, with ovulation falling on Day 14.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2023

But, in a milestone, the device showed remarkable success in a lab rat.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2023

He said he can confidently state the wild urban rats of New York City, for example, have significantly harder lives compared to the average lab rat.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2022

Since I got B. cepacia, I feel like they’re the only ones in my life who don’t treat me like a lab rat.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott