Female rats face sex bias too
Female animals are perceived as too difficult to study, and one scientist is calling for change
WHERE THE LADIES AT? Male mice (shown) and rats outnumber female rodents in neuroscience laboratories. But scientists say it’s time for a change.
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When researchers release a new finding about the brain, it’s often mice or rats who have run the mazes and taken the tests for science.