rat

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More and more young people talk about feeling burnt out, question the point of staying in the rat race and, in some cases, feel bruised by their parents' tough love.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 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

To test the idea, the Rochester team engineered mice to carry the naked mole rat version of the hyaluronan synthase 2 gene.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

The rat disappeared behind the bush, and Clare followed him.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman