rodent
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Additional tests involving the rodent version of the gene showed almost no enzyme activity.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
Messing joined forces with Tracy Hagemann, an associate research professor at the Waisman Center, to create improved rodent models of Alexander disease.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
The Hogsmill release last year marked the return of the rodent to the county after an absence of more than 20 years.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has cited Lineage for unsanitary and nuisance conditions related to rodent and pest control violations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
I knew it must have been a trick she had taught him, or imitative rodent behavior.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
Previous research involving both humans and rodents has shown that stress and cortisol can improve memory for emotional events.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
While they can prey on domestic animals, they also help control disease-carrying rodents, and residents' attitudes towards them are mixed.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Person-to-person spread of pneumonic plague hasn’t been documented in the U.S. since 1924, according to the CDC, but there have been rare cases among people exposed to cats that were sickened by eating infected rodents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The viper, which has two hornlike projections on its snout, feeds mainly on rodents and ground-dwelling birds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
He had shot at them to keep them from devouring his crops, but it had never occurred to him that those insignificant rodents could be turned into ladies’ coats.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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