rat

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Modern dating can feel like a rat race, where meetups are faster, cheaper and more abundant.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The long-tailed rat known as Oligoryzomys longicaudatus carries the Andes strain in Patagonia.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The Andes virus, which circulates in Argentina and Chile and is mainly spread among the long-tailed pygmy rice rat, is the only hantavirus strain known to be able to transmit from human to human.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

That study found that specific changes in the naked mole rat protein improved genome stability and delayed signs of aging in experimental models.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

“Your dad turned himself into a giraffe, an alligator. He turned himself into the wind! And you’re bragging about being a rat? C’mon, dude.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas