31.   The animals performed better than normal mice in six different tests, a strong indication that the altered gene is indeed involved in learning and memory formation.

32.   The mutant mice actually ate more than the normal mice, he said, but had much less stored body fat.

33.   The mutant mouse had a basic daily rhythm about an hour longer than normal mice, caused by a single defective gene, which Takahashi named the Clock gene.

34.   The Millennium team said that in normal mice with an intact mahogany gene, consuming a high-fat diet leads to obesity, as one would expect.

35.   The pad is thinner than normal mouse pads, but it has microscopic peaks and valleys embedded in the plastic.

36.   The scientists tested its effect in obese mice, in normal mice and in a type of mutant mice that develops diabetes.

37.   Their body temperature rose, indicating they were burning calories at a faster rate, and they even moved around their cages like normal mice.

38.   Their uteruses resemble those of much younger animals instead of the shrunken organs of normal aged mice.

39.   These completely blind animals aligned their clocks to natural light and dark cycles just as normal mice did.

40.   They shaved fur from these mice and from normal mice, and compared how quickly it grew back.