[Michelle Leonhart] has two Roborovski hamsters (which, despite the name, are organic animals and not mechanical). She discovered that they seem to run on the hamster wheel all the time.
This makes these hamsters great specimens for studies on alcohol. Although there are about 24 species of hamster, only about five of them are found in a typical pet store. These five are Roborovski ...
The transfer of knowledge from animal models to humans is essential ... it is best to look at neutrophils from Roborovski hamsters," says the scientist. "These particularly fast-reacting immune ...