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IN MICE @inmice.bsky.social · Dec 10

A FEW PEOPLE HAVE ASKED 'WHY ARE YOU YELLING NOW'

THE REAL QUESTION IS: WHY WASN'T I YELLING BEFORE

GOLDWATER WAS A STOOGE, BUT HE WAS ALMOST RIGHT: EXTREMISM IN **THE SERVICE OF ACCURATE REPORTING OF ANIMAL MODEL RESEARCH** IS NO VICE

ENOUGH PROSELYTZING

JOIN THE MURINES

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Charlotte Houldcroft @virologyhouldcroft.bsky.social · Apr 2

@inmice.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... "Research suggests, external pregnancy at older ages increases the risk of complications during pregnancy and labour." But the research study (a summary) linked to in support of this statement is about pregnany in MICE. www.tommys.org/research/res...

Women to continue having babies later in life, ONS projects

The ONS also projects women will continue having smaller families than previous generations.

www.bbc.co.uk

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IN MICE @inmice.bsky.social · Mar 19

GET EM BRAD

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obb-brad.bsky.social @obb-brad.bsky.social · Mar 15

I finally got through the noise on this one (6th paragraph) - study is mice not men. (and mice ears look suspiciously human)
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newatlas.com/biology/tinn...

New tinnitus treatment emerges from blocking back-channels in the ear

If some speakers in your sound system were broken, you might try to compensate by cranking up the volume on the ones that still work. It turns out that the brain does the same thing when damaged hair ...

newatlas.com

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IN MICE @inmice.bsky.social · Mar 19

THE ETERNAL QUEST FOR CLARITY

#TEAMSHIFT
#MAKEEMPAY

IN MICE @inmice.bsky.social · Mar 9

I HAVE NO GENDER

I AM A CONCEPT

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Andrew D Hanson @adhansonlab.bsky.social · Mar 8

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Damian Yerrick @pineight.com · Mar 9

First aid has been administered ⚕️
IN MICE 🐁
BY MICE 🐭
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/l...

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Lab Mice Appear to Offer 'First Aid' Care to Their Unconscious Companions, Even Pulling on Their Tongues

A new study finds that mice will sniff, lick and pull the tongue of other mice that are under anesthesia, serving to open their airways

www.smithsonianmag.com

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IN MICE @inmice.bsky.social · Mar 6

I AM A CONCEPT

IN MICE @inmice.bsky.social · Mar 6

IN RATS

THIS IS BLUESKY, BIG BOY, WE ACCEPT ALL CREATURES THIS TIME

IN WORMS, IN FERRETS, IN PEOPLE CRUSHING SCIENTIFIC INFRASTRUCTURE (HOPEFULLY THAT ONE IS ABOUT LATE STAGE SYPHILIS)

Eric Fauman (he/him) @ericfauman.bsky.social · Mar 6

Hey @inmice.bsky.social
Do you cover "in rats" too?

scitechdaily.com/diabetes-bre...

Diabetes Breakthrough: Fish Oil May Reverse Insulin Resistance

Fish oil supplementation modified the profile of defense cells, shifting them from a pro-inflammatory to an anti-inflammatory state, effectively reversing a condition resembling type 2 diabetes. A Bra...

scitechdaily.com

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IN MICE @inmice.bsky.social · Mar 5

8 MILLION DOLLARS FOR MAKING THE MICE TRANSGENDER?

(1) YOU MEAN TRANSGENIC, YOU OCHRE MEAT SCULPTURE

(2) IF TRUE ACTUALLY SOUNDS DOPE

TRANSPHOBES CAN GET IN THE SEA AND LIVE THERE

www.livemint.com/news/us-news...

www.livemint.com

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IN MICE @inmice.bsky.social · Mar 5

a poster for mutant enemy grrr aight

ALT: a poster for mutant enemy grrr aight

media.tenor.com

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M. Simon @totallygone.bsky.social · Feb 27

@inmice.bsky.social have some donuts 🐭 xx

New Scientist @newscientist.com · Feb 27

Even after a filling meal, you still have room for sweets – and now we might know why. In mice, the neurons that dictate the feeling of being full are also the ones that cause sugar cravings

Why we may crave dessert even when we are full from dinner

www.newscientist.com

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IN MICE @inmice.bsky.social · Mar 5

MAYBE YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT, YOU STALLION

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IN MICE @inmice.bsky.social · Feb 25

I KNOW THINGS ARE QUITE TOILET RIGHT NOW IN SCIENCETOWN, BUT IT'LL TAKE A GODDAMN GIANT METEOR FULL OF ANGRY SENTIENT RAZORS TO STOP ME

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny2k...

Never Surrender (2009 Remaster)

YouTube video by Saxon - Topic

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IN MICE @inmice.bsky.social · Feb 25

COVID 19 DISEASE @ NOT GIVING US THE GODDAMN CONTEXT DOT BLUESKY DOT SOCIAL DOT DO BETTER

IN MICE @inmice.bsky.social · Feb 25

DON'T YOU DARE MISS ME WHEN I'M HERE

I AM LEGION AND I AM MANY, AND HORDES OF MICE ARMED WITH LAZER CHAINSAWS STAND BEHIND ME

Jen Colbourne 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈 @raccoonologist.bsky.social · Feb 25

Incredible how often this happens. Makes me miss that old Twitter account by @jamesheathers.bsky.social “just says in mice,” where he’d just add to a headline like this “IN MICE” haha

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IN MICE @inmice.bsky.social · Feb 25

I WOULD NEVER, YOU'RE A KING

IN MICE @inmice.bsky.social · Feb 25

GET EM, DAN

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Dan Kleinman @dankleinman.bsky.social · Feb 24

In mice! @inmice.bsky.social

(In fairness, the press release does include "in rodents" in the title, but this breathless summary conveniently left that part out.)

SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · Feb 24

Breaking News: Scientists from the University of the Basque Country have discovered a groundbreaking molecule, WIN55.212-2, that reverses early cognitive damage caused by Alzheimer’s disease.

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IN MICE @inmice.bsky.social · Feb 7

I SEE I DIAGRAM OF A MOUSE

LOOKS PRETTY MOUSEY ALREADY

LET'S ONLY YELL AT PEOPLE WHO NEED YELLING AT

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Cllr Dr David Nicholl @drdavidnicholl.bsky.social · Feb 2

www.nature.com/articles/d42...
In mice…
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Could ultrasound be the key to treating Alzheimer’s disease?

Hints that the removal of amyloid plaques — which are a defining feature of Alzheimer's disease — may not be essential for improving cognition, could have implications for future treatments.

www.nature.com

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IN MICE @inmice.bsky.social · Jan 31

SEE HOW EASY THAT WAS, @dailymail.co.uk?

Nature @nature.com · Jan 30

Scratching a mosquito bite can offer a moment of bliss, and now scientists have learnt why: scratching activates an immune response that helps to protect the skin against harmful infections, at least in mice.

https://go.nature.com/4aJpL0r