Remember when Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper first spoke about the state’s youth-oriented “Don’t Be a Lab Rat” campaign — with “large, metal cages with a hamster water bottle on the ...

When I walked into the lab, I noticed something unusual: The three driving-trained rats eagerly ran to the side of the cage, jumping up like my dog does when asked if he wants to take a walk.

When I walked into the lab, I noticed something unusual: The three driving-trained rats eagerly ran to the side of the cage, jumping up like my dog does when asked if he wanted to take a walk. Was ...

It was the summer of 2020, a period marked by emotional isolation for almost everyone on the planet, even laboratory rats. When I walked into the lab, I noticed something unusual: The three ...

Teaching rats to drive a tiny car around a laboratory had some far-reaching effects – it taught scientists a lot about the benefits of anticipating the joy brought by the things we love. We ...

Key points. Cage studies show how environment shapes drinking habits. In the "cocaine rats" experiment, scientists fed lab rats in cages with drug-laced water.

When I walked into the lab, I noticed something unusual: The three driving-trained rats eagerly ran to the side of the cage, jumping up like my dog does when asked if he wants to take a walk.

Mastering Laboratory Animal Science. MLAS program's Erin Vogelsong discusses mastering laboratory animal science (episode 31) with the Lab Rat Chat podcast. Lab Rat Chat is a podcast dedicated to ...

When I walked into the lab, I noticed something unusual: The three driving-trained rats eagerly ran to the side of the cage, jumping up like my dog does when asked if he wants to take a walk.

When I walked into the lab, I noticed something unusual: The three driving-trained rats eagerly ran to the side of the cage, jumping up like my dog does when asked if he wants to take a walk.