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Although the levels of infractions in all Houses except Adams, Quincy and Leverett were up since the previous round of inspections in April, the citations seemed less severe this time—unlike in the spring, no rodent droppings were found in any of the dining halls...
...VIRGIN MOUSE: Two eggs (hold the sperm) create a unique rodent...
...there's increasing evidence that oxytocin is also involved in deeper bonding. It certainly plays that role in a much studied little rodent called the prairie vole, which is famous for its fidelity to its mate. The critter's brain releases a rush of oxytocin as it bonds with its beloved. Block the chemical, and voles fail to make a connection. Inject more of the hormone, and they fall for each other even faster...
...When he brought those samples back to Hong Kong, a frightening picture started to emerge. Not only was he again finding the SARS coronavirus in a host of rodent species?in addition to the civet cat, he also detected the virus in hog badgers, Eurasian badgers, raccoon badgers and ferret badgers?he was astonished, when he did the genomic sequencing, to observe that these coronaviruses had actually mutated to become more similar to the SARS coronavirus samples taken from humans during the first outbreak last spring. All this confirmed that the disease that had infected humans was again at large...
...Officers were sent to 44 Brattle St. on a report of suspicious activity. A person reported that there was a rodent poison packet mixed in with hot chocolate packets in a public drawer in the party’s office. Police said yesterday they believe the placement of the poison was intentional and the incident is under investigation...