Human brain organoids respond to visual stimuli when transplanted into adult rats
In a study publishing in the journal Cell Stem Cell on February 2, researchers show that brain organoids -- clumps of lab-grown neurons -- can integrate with…
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Rats with backpacks sniff for victims under rubble
Credit: APOPO, June 2022
Rats are commonly known as pests…
Rats bop to the beat: Rats can move their heads in time to music, demonstrating innate beat…
Accurately moving to a musical beat was thought to be a skill innately unique to humans. However, new research now shows that rats also have this ability.…
How Rats With Backpack Are Being Trained to Rescue Earthquake Survivors
Scientists who are training rats to save people from under the debris of a building after an earthquake have shared an update about the project. These…
Rats Are Invasive Menaces. These Cameras Spy on Them
Off the coast of Southern California, amid a literal sea of troubles—warming waters, microplastic pollution, overfishing—is a 96-square-mile conservation…
Lab-Grown Human Brain Tissue Works in Rats
The tiny blobs of lab-grown human brain tissue were just specks, each measuring a few millimeters in diameter. Researchers at Stanford University made them…
Geralt fights giant monsters, and Jaskier befriends rats in new Witcher season 2 trailer
The Witcher’s second season has gotten its official, full-length, real trailer today, giving the best look yet at the monsters, magic, and mayhem that…
Rats prefer to help their own kind; Humans may be similarly wired — ScienceDaily
A decade after scientists discovered that lab rats will rescue a fellow rat in distress, but not a rat they consider an outsider, new research from the…
Hacker group SideCopy expands operations to target Indian government officials
NEW DELHI: An advanced persistent threat (APT) group that predominantly targets Indian army personnel has increased its activity this year. The…