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== Mice and Mankind ==

== Mice and Mankind ==

*Mice are often mistakenly identified as [[rat]]s. a serious [[agriculture|agricultural]] pest, damaging growing crops and stealing stored grain.

*Mice, like [[rat]]s, can be a serious [[agriculture|agricultural]] pest, damaging growing crops and eating stored grain.

*Again, mice are often blamed as a [[disease vector]] for certain diseases including [[bubonic plague]] better attributed to [[rats]].

*Again, mice are often blamed as a [[disease vector]] for certain diseases including [[bubonic plague]] better attributed to [[rats]].{{fact}}

*The laboratory mouse is widely used as an experimental organism in biomedical research. There are many specialised breeds, such as the nude mouse, a hairless [[mutant]] strain used in [[cancer]] research and the Onken mouse, a mouse bred to have cancerous cells from birth.  

*The laboratory mouse is widely used as an experimental organism in biomedical research. There are many specialised breeds, such as the nude mouse, a hairless [[mutant]] strain used in [[cancer]] research and the Onken mouse, a mouse bred to have cancerous cells from birth.  

*Mice are commonly kept as pets, and are also bred as food items for other, carnivorous pet animals.

*Mice are commonly kept as pets, and are also bred as food items for other, carnivorous pet animals.