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Archive Home > 2002 > September > 30 > Mouse house a success for researchers

Mouse house a success for researchers

Ultimate goal is for the rodents to survive for tweeks in box

By Mike Cronin / The Bulletin
September 30, 2002

On Sunday morning, Chevy and Pontiac emerged short of breath after spending a day and a half sealed inside a plastic mouse house in Skylight Cave near Black Butte.

But at least they were still breathing.

The female mice's survival inside the closed-system biosphere indicated the success of an....

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