The Mouse in Science and Society

Harvard FAS

Mice remain the most popular vertebrates used in biomedical R&D today, with tens of millions of lab mice produced annually in the United States alone. At the same time, mice are commonly studied for their own characteristics that continue to enhance our knowledge about innate mammalian behavior, predator‐prey dynamics in changing ecosystems, and reservoir hosts for emerging diseases, to name a few. This course intends to provide a strong foundation in mouse biology, both basic and…