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UrduThe May 2022 issue of Toxicological Sciences, the Society of Toxicology’s official journal, is now available and features leading research in carcinogenesis, computational toxicology and databases, and more.
Tag: Rodent
The rat’s whiskers: multidisciplinary research reveals how we sense texture
Two very different teams of scientists have worked together to reveal important insights into how we sense texture by looking at the whiskers of a rat.
The secret social lives of giant poisonous rats
A new study confirmed that the rabbit-sized rodent sequesters poison from the bark of Acokanthera schimperi, known as the poison arrow tree, into specialized fur for defense. The researchers also discovered an unexpected social life—the rats appear to be monogamous and may even form small family units with their offspring.