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Lick Your Rats

Lick Your Rats

In this interactive simulation, students can investigate the differences between high and low nurtured rat pups and how the mother rat’s nurturing affects her pups’ genes, their brains and their behavior as adults. Students can view a video of an actual mother rat nurturing her pups and view a video of Dr. Moshe Szyf, Professor of Pharmacology and Therapeutics at McGill University, discussing high and low nurtured rats. ...

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Keywords:
genetics, epigenetics, groom, glucocorticoid receptor, epigenome, anxious, genes, lick, rats, relax, GR, nurture
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Material Type:
Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:
December 1, 2013
Date Modified in MERLOT:
February 15, 2024
Author:
Submitter:
Jim Bidlack
Primary Audience:
High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division
Technical Format:
Website
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
Cost Involved:
No
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Unknown
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No

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