lab rat

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What’s more, it’s difficult to be your own lab rat: Most people with periods don’t have a textbook 28-day cycle, with ovulation falling on Day 14.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2023

But, in a milestone, the device showed remarkable success in a lab rat.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2023

He said he can confidently state the wild urban rats of New York City, for example, have significantly harder lives compared to the average lab rat.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2022

Like a lab rat, an octopus can learn to navigate a maze.

From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2022

“They didn’t do anything ... and Eden .. . he’s not a lab rat, you know.”

From "Legend" by Marie Lu