mice
Americannoun
noun
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Thus far, however, this effort has yielded only a few dozen genetically modified long-haired mice, which evokes the Aesopian adage about the mountain that labored and brought forth a mouse.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
By day 24, 80% of the mice treated with ABT-263 had fully healed wounds, compared with 56% of untreated mice.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
Researchers developed a localized wound dressing carrying ABT-263 and reported that it reduced senescent cell burden, improved healing in diabetic mice, and showed no detectable systemic toxicity in that model.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
Kirkwood recently led a long running study focused on reducing frailty in older mice.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
“Better to make mistakes with gusto than squeak like mice so no one can hear you at all. Hmm! I wonder if there will be a birthday party this morning?”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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