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Published online 27 January 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040126-2

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'Test-tube' mice become bold adults

Assisted reproduction may affect behaviour.

Mice that are born from assisted reproductive technologies behave differently when adult, research reveals. Test-tube rodents are more confident than their naturally conceived counterparts, but have a poorer memory.

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