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All of them believe they were lab rats, subjected to live human experimentation as the British raced to join the USA and Russia as a nuclear power.

From BBC

In the movie “Finding Nemo,” gulls are depicted constantly saying “Mine!” and being described as “rats with wings.”

From Salon

In a follow-up experiment, the researchers implanted tiny sensors in the animals' brains and measured heightened dopamine release, accompanied by activity in neurons that over-represented opioid-related cues, in the rats exhibiting strong addiction-like behaviors.

Then, they administered hormones related to oocyte development and succeeded in obtaining mature rat eggs.

No one likes to admit it, but there’s also a serious rat problem in them there hills.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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