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A 2024 special issue of Science explored the complex and close associations rats share with humans—from their ubiquity in the human environment to their crucial role as biomedical models. 🐀 Learn more on #WorldRatDay: https://scim.ag/46VBOrb

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4 Apr

What an interesting special issue on rats! Their influence on human lives, from domestication to biomedical research, is fascinating. Did you know that rats are also being used to study Alzheimer's disease? The Science article mentions the "primin principle of disease," which caught my attention. H