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Lightweight mice that know their limits

Researchers have bred a mouse that can't take its drink but knows when to switch to water. Sara Abdulla reports.

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Abdulla, S. Lightweight mice that know their limits. Nature (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/news991021-5

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