Researchers uncover reason why mole rats are oblivious to acid pain
Friday, December 16, 2011 - 07:30
in Biology & Nature
(PhysOrg.com) -- Mole rats aren't the prettiest things; living underground as they do, they more resemble Gollum from the Lord of the Rings trilogy than other rats or mice. But theyre interesting to scientists nonetheless because they have some interesting traits. They live for twenty years for example, and none of them ever get cancer.