Why do mice have tails? The answer to this is not as simple as you might think. New research from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) has shown that there's more to the humble ...

Why do mice have tails? The answer to this is not as simple as you might think. Research has shown that there's more to the humble mouse tail than previously assumed. Using a novel experimental ...

Previously, the role of mice tails in maintaining balance was poorly understood and often overlooked in experiments. "While mice are crucial in neuroscience because of their likeness to us, our ...

The team scanned the tails of newborn spiny mice up to those that were 6 weeks old. Bony plates form first near the base of the tail and then as the mouse ages, grow down the tail to its tip.

Researchers from two groups studying mouse development have accidentally created mice with unusually long and unusually short tails. Their findings offer new insight into some of the key aspects ...

The Texas deer mouse may be distinguished from Lacey’s white-ankled deer mouse by the former’s larger feet, ears, and bi-colored, terminally tufted tail. But the ankles of Lacey’s deer mouse ...

To form new skin, grow fresh tails and seal up ear-holes without scarring, spiny mice use a blastema-like cell—a mass of cells typical in newts and salamanders.

CT scans revealed a layer of bony scales, or osteoderms, hidden beneath the skin of the tails in spiny mice. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here ...

Mice With Freakishly Short and Long Tails Have Accidentally Been Created by Scientists Published Jan 17, 2019 at 11:00 AM EST Updated Jan 27, 2019 at 2:30 PM EST ...

Researchers from two groups studying mouse development have accidentally created mice with unusually long and unusually short tails. Their findings, publishing January 17 in the journal ...