Female mice won't have sex with inbred males because they smell funny, a new study finds. Similar reactions could be widespread in other species — perhaps even humans, the scientists said.

A simple inbred rodent became one of the most important—and flawed—subjects in the history of science. Next up for the lab mouse: helping to reprogram the human genome.

Female mice can steer clear of inbred males on the basis of their scent alone. Biologists found that female mice chose to associate with males producing a greater diversity of major urinary proteins.

The descendants of a few mice collected at the turn of the 20th century are the study subjects for most drugs on the market today. Scientists say the old lines could be the reason drug problems ...

This mouse was bred with M. m. domesticus by European mouse fanciers to give rise to the European ‘fancy' mouse, and it is from these two ‘fancy' mice strains that our inbred strains derive.

Researchers described the SIK3-N783Y mutation in a new study after testing it on sleep-deprived inbred mice. Skip to main content. Open menu Close menu. Live Science. Search.

The most commonly used inbred strain of mice — C57BL/6J — inspired this study. After observing that C57 lab mice acted in a much more docile manner than their wild-derived counterparts, ...

Inbred mouse strains are essential for scientists seeking to perturb a single biological variable and understand the effects in controlled experimental environments. But clinicians seeking to ...

Where inbred mouse strains fall short in modeling more complex diseases that are rarely attributable to a single gene’s function, replacing the canonical “laboratory mouse” with genetically diverse ...

The most commonly used inbred strain of mice — C57BL/6J — inspired this study. After observing that C57 lab mice acted in a much more docile manner than their wild-derived counterparts, Caleb ...