Mice Levitated in Lab

Posted in News on Sep 10, 2009

“Scientists have now levitated mice using magnetic fields.

The researchers first levitated a young mouse, just three-week-old and weighing 10 grams. It appeared agitated and disoriented, seemingly trying to hold on to something.

“It actually kicked around and started to spin, and without friction, it could spin faster and faster, and we think that made it even more disoriented,” said researcher Yuanming Liu, a physicist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. They decided to mildly sedate the next mouse they levitated, which seemed content with floating. “

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2 Responses to “ Mice Levitated in Lab ”

  1. # 1 Rattie Says:

    Sounds cruel!

  2. # 2 Dominic Gonzales Says:

    i love r&b music becaue it sounds soothing to my ears.*;*

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