lab rat

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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

Like a lab rat, an octopus can learn to navigate a maze.

From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2022

And right now, I'd much prefer to be a lab rat than a name on a headstone.

From Salon • Aug. 22, 2021

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