So, let's say you want to write the next science fiction blockbuster. Wouldn't a lab create miniature human brain being implanted into a lab rat be a great story? Well, it's not a story, it's real.

OTHER RATS HAV BEEEN WORKHORSES IN THE PSYCHOLOGY LAB AT MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY. I LIKE HOW CURIOUS THEY ARE. THEY’RE ALWAYS STIFF INHE TIR NOSES AROUND SOMETHING PROFESSOR. KELLY. BANAS SAYS LAB ...

(via SciShow) We've been using lab rats for over a hundred years, and they've been part of some of the biggest medical breakthroughs ever. But what comes next? From organs on a chip to computer ...

Due to their genetic and physiological similarities to humans, lab rodents have become the cornerstone of animal research. Olena Kurashova/iStock More than 20 years ago, two Harvard University medical ...