Mice engage in social distancing, study shows

Many animals practice social distancing when illness is detected in their group; Vampire bats will stop grooming sick groupmates, but continue providing food for them We’ve all become familiar with the concept of social distancing in the last year. But the animal kingdom has been practicing the health recommendation all along, according to a growing … Read more

Scientists develop new drug that can regenerate lost TEETH in mice and ferrets

Say goodbye to dentures! Scientists develop new drug that can regenerate lost TEETH in mice and ferrets Researchers developed antibodies which suppress a gene called USAG-1  They found targeting this gene allowed a lost tooth to regrow completely    Trials were successful in mice and ferrets and the next step is to test it on pigs  By … Read more

Millions of mice and rats invade rural towns in Australia

Swathes of mice are infesting rural towns in Australia after its bumper grain harvest and destroying crops as the country continues to battle its out-of-control rodent plague. Residents in New South Wales (NSW) and southern Queensland have seen an explosion of mice in recent months with the rodents invading homes, fields and grain silos and … Read more

Chezzi Denyer reveals the sickening reality of mice plague

Grant Denyer’s wife Chezzi reveals the horrifying reality of the mouse plague… and says the vermin have scuttled through her bed, pooped in the pantry and infested the children’s school bags By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:17 GMT, 17 March 2021 | Updated: 23:17 GMT, 17 March 2021 Chezzi Denyer has revealed … Read more

Pregnant mother forced to bring up four children in ‘diabolical’ mould-covered home plagued by mice

A pregnant mother has been forced to bring up her four children in a cramped, mould-covered home plagued by rodents. Kellie Sullivan says her two-bedroom house, in Oldham, Greater Manchester, barely has enough space for her family to sleep – and is covered in mould caused by severe damp. Ms Sullivan – who is pregnant … Read more

27 mice are found inside Chinese restaurant in as owner is charged with breaching hygiene standards 

A pest control company found 27 mice inside a Chinese restaurant and their droppings all over the kitchen after a member of the public raised the alarm. Health inspectors declared Chung Ku, in Liverpool, posed an ‘imminent risk to health’ after a visit to the restaurant in August, 2019. A dead rodent was found on … Read more

Mice learned how to be sneaky from living alongside humans, new research suggests 

Mice learned how to be sneaky from living alongside humans, new research suggests Researchers in Germany looked at three populations of house mice for the study Mice which have been with humans longest were best at problem-solving tasks  Tasks included opening lid or window of a Lego house to get a tasty mealworm  By Victoria … Read more

City mice are SMARTER than their country cousins

City mice are SMARTER than their country cousins! Rodents in urban areas are better at problem solving as they’ve had to adapt to living alongside humans, study reveals Thirty-one striped field mice were captured from the wild as part of the study  Scientists gave them a set of challenges in a cage where they had … Read more

Genetics: Some people have pointier noses because of DNA fragments we share with MICE, study claims

Do you have a hooter to rival Pinocchio’s? If so, you may be able to blame a newly-discovered gene that we share with mice which affects the pointiness of our noses.   Experts from the UK and France analysed the genomes and face shapes of 6,000 people from Latin America, finding 32 gene regions that influence facial … Read more