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For lab mice, a researcher asks: Is wild better? – WSJ

Submitted by Best Of Madcity on Saturday, 4 July 2009No Comment

UW-Madison scientist Beth Dumont last week found herself gingerly checking dozens of mouse traps on UW-Madison’s Biocore Prairie in search of an answer to this question: Would using wild mice for lab study give researchers more accurate information about nature’s workings than the traditional, inbred lab mice?

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For lab mice, a researcher asks: Is wild better? – WSJ

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