As well as providing Disney with two of its best-loved characters and its longtime sobriquet – the Mouse House – the humble Mus musculus (house mouse) has long been of interest to scientists.
As well as providing Disney with two of its best-loved characters and its longtime sobriquet – the Mouse House – the humble Mus musculus (house mouse) has long been of interest to scientists.
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by barry didcock
Mostly this is down to the fact that mice are mammals like us and to the many similarities between human and mouse DNA. Now it's the similarities with Mus musculus's showbiz cousins, Mickey and Minnie, that is attracting attention from the scientific community. Mice haven't yet learned to tap dance, conduct an orchestra, drive a car or talk in a squeeky voice but they have been putting their tonsils to good use in other ways: it turns out they can sing, and probably better than Jedward.
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In praise of - mice.
As well as providing Disney with two of its best-loved characters and its longtime sobriquet – the Mouse House – the humble Mus musculus (house mouse) has long been of interest to scientists.
Mostly this is down to the fact that mice are mammals like us and to the many similarities between human and mouse DNA. Now it's the similarities with Mus musculus's showbiz cousins, Mickey and Minnie, that is attracting attention from the scientific community. Mice haven't yet learned to tap dance, conduct an orchestra, drive a car or talk in a squeeky voice but they have been putting their tonsils to good use in other ways: it turns out they can sing, and probably better than Jedward.
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