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NEWS ABOUT: mouse

mouse stories: 7 news summaries

 Stowaway Mouse 
 Grounds JFK Flight  

Passengers forced to switch planes after sighting

Nov 9, 09 10:08 AM CST
(Newser) - A mouse sighting delayed a Delta flight from JFK to London last night, the New York Times reports. Passengers were switched to another plane after the tiny intruder was spotted in the cabin. "Plain and simple, there’s not supposed to be a mouse on the airplane,” an... More »

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Delta Air Lines • JFK Airport • air travel • mouse


 Apple Upgrades 
 iMac, MacBook 

New 'magic mouse' offers touchpad scrolling, right-click funtionality

Oct 20, 09 2:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - After grabbing attention with its blockbuster earnings report—a sizable chunk of it driven by sales of the Mac PC—Apple has announced upgrades to the Mac product lines. Here’s the rundown from BusinessWeek:
  • The MacBook, which remains $999, now has the “unibody” shell and 7-hour non-removeable
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Apple • iMac • mouse • MacBook Pro • MacBook

Gene Discovery Lets Mice Gorge on Carbs, Stay Thin

Tweaked mice can munch carbs without getting fat

Mar 21, 09 8:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Yet another breakthrough for mice: Genetic researchers have found a way to allow them to eat all the carbs they want and not get fat, reports the Los Angeles Times. The scientists turned off a gene in the liver that plays a role in turning excess glucose into fatty acids.... More »

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obesity • genes • genetic research • weight gain • mouse

 Humble Mouse 
 Turns 40 

A look at milestones in the life of that crucial computer accessory

Dec 9, 08 2:39 PM CST
(Newser) - It’s been 40 years since the computer mouse made its public debut, and though innovations have been legion, the basic concept is still the same. Macworld takes a look back at some key moments in the device’s evolution.
  • 1963: The first recognizable mouse prototype is built.
... More »

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Microsoft • IBM • Apple • history • mouse • computer • Xerox PARC • computer hardware • Logitech

 Scientists Wipe 
 Mouse Memories 

Treatment selectively erased memories of electric shocks

Oct 25, 08 3:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have succeeded in blanking selected memories from the brains of mice, Reuters reports. After brain protein levels were manipulated, the mice lost the memory of an electric shock but didn't forget anything else. The researchers said it was doubtful that it would be possible—or desirable—to do the... More »

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memory • mice • brain • memory loss • neurology • mouse • lab mice

Cat and Mouse Cause Massive Albanian Blackout

Cat-mouse battle leads to blackout in  parts of Albanian capital

May 16, 08 6:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - It’s an unlikely reason for a power outage: A cat and mouse engaged in a chase accidentally ran into high-voltage cables at the main power station in Tirana, frying themselves and causing a 72-hour blackout in some districts of the Albanian capital, Reuters reports. Outages are relatively common in... More »

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weird • Albania • power outage • mouse • cat • blackout • Tirana

Genes Make Mouse That Roared

Genetically altered Mickey has no fear of cats

Dec 13, 07 10:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Japanese scientists have modified mouse genes to make rodents unafraid of cats in a dramatic experiment that offers insight into the origins of terror. The breakthrough shows that fear is largely genetically hardwired rather than learned through painful experience, researchers say. Some of the mice, whose nasal cells were altered... More »

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genetics • genes • experiments • fear • mouse • University of Tokyo • cat

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