Most of the mice held at the Max Planck Institutes come from the Institutes’ own breeding programmes ... The mice are kept in see-through plastic cages with an area of at least 370 square centimetres.

Male mice kept in outer space in special cages can retain their ability to breed, according to a study that could provide a sense of comfort to astronauts on extended stays far from Earth. “As ...

In this project, funded by an AWI Refinement Grant, we tested whether raising male mice in partially divided cages affected aggression and behavioral performance from weaning through 180 days old in ...

"We use paper-based `igloos' for our breeding mice and group-housed male mice. The animals climb on them, chew holes in them and impregnate them with urine. This gives a personal touch to their homes.

Sanderson and colleagues assessed the effect of cage-change frequency on the breeding performances of a mouse strain (C57BL/6NTac) and a rat stock (NTac:NIH-Whn) that were thought to be sensitive ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Mice accidentally introduced to a remote island near Antarctica 200 years ago are breeding out of control because of climate change, and they are eating seabirds ...