With hybrid brains, these mice smell like a rat Date: April 25, 2024 Source: Columbia University Irving Medical Center Summary: Mice lacking an olfactory system have had their sense of smell ...

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If mice ever wonder what it’s like to experience the world as a rat, some are now able to live that dream, at least when it comes to the sense of smell. Researchers led by Columbia’s Kristin Baldwin ...

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These human-rat brain hybrids could be used to study conditions like autism and schizophrenia, potentially marking a major turning point in scientists’ ability to develop effective treatments.

Researchers led by Columbia University's Kristin Baldwin have created mice with hybrid brains—part mouse, part rat—that sense the odors of the world with their rat neurons. "This research is ...