Take the latest discovery by scientists at Colossal Biosciences in Dallas, Texas, who recently bred “woolly mice.” How cool!

With its long, fluffy coat and golden hue, you might be forgiven for thinking this was some kind of exotic hamster from the Siberian wastelands. In fact, this is the world’s first “woolly mouse”, a ...

Compared with other mammals that contract our diseases, the mouse is cheap, easy to maintain and straightforward to breed in captivity. Mice also have a long history of cohabitation with humans 1.