#inmice — Public Fediverse posts
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SLE (#lupus) is associated with genetic variants in the X-linked gene TASL. Julia Johnstone, Alex Clarke &co show that TASL is required for B cell activation, age-associated B cell formation and lupus-like disease #InMice, suggesting its potential as a therapeutic target
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Don't give your pet mouse 🐁️ a tattoo. A study by Capucetti et al. in PNAS found the ink lingers in lymph nodes for months and kills immune cells. Effect on vaccines varied; Comirnaty (for COVID) injected into a tattoo was weaker while the flu jab was stronger.
https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/tattoo-ink-races-into-lymph-nodes-kills-immune-cells-and-alters-vaccine-responses-study-finds-120225.html -
I'm in a friend group where people regularly share articles and TikToks etc claiming all kinds of findings.
I am that person who then tries to find the sources of the original information, then reads academic papers to gauge if the "headlines" that are shared can actually backed up by proper science.
In this process, I often find myself uttering the words "I hate to be this person again, but... *in mice*. They did *one* small study with *mice* and found an effect *in mice*."
I love this.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/mar/04/genetically-modified-woolly-mice-mammoth
