Researchers have shown that albino mice of the C57BL/6 line are highly susceptible to developing the inflammatory liver condition non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) when fed a high cholesterol diet.

The albino mouse is a good model for studying this developmental process because the right-left distribution of RGC axons to the brain is imbalanced. This results in a disruption of binocular ...

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But they had to put those cells into mice to finish developing into eggs in the ovary (SN: 11/3/12, p. 14). It’s unclear how support cells in ovaries foster egg development, Hayashi says.

So far, the CRISPR gene-editing system has been successfully used in bacteria, plants, mice, pigs, monkeys, and even humans – but never reptiles, due to their tricky reproductive methods. Now ...

Our study of Australia’s albino rodents. In 2021, I was lucky to discover an albino bush rat in Victoria’s Otway Ranges. Gazing at this remarkable ginger fuzzball with soul-piercing red eyes, I ...

First, the scientists pinpointed the exact genetic cause of Snowflake's albinism—a gene known as SCL45A2, which had previously been reported in albino mice, horses, and chickens, said study ...