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Biology
Mouse headset facilitates study of brain response to virtual reality
This year, virtual reality headsets like the Meta Quest and Apple Vision Pro will be Christmas gifts in several households. Now the rats are starting to get in on the action. Researchers have developed a set of VR goggles for lab mice used in brain research, according to a recent report published in the journal Nature Methods. These VR goggles…
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Biology
Cross-species transplantation: generation of rat offspring from mouse ovarian oocytes
The researchers xenografted rat ovaries into the kidney capsules of immunodeficient mice. After implantation, rat oocytes were collected from mice, allowed to mature, and fertilized in vitro. Finally, the rat embryos were transferred into recipient rats and offspring were obtained. Provided by: Niigata University and Toyama University The idea of ​​maturing oocytes in the ovary and producing offspring has been…
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