laboratory rats
Research rodents confined
Laboratory rats are rats bred for scientific research, used in experiments testing drugs, studying diseases, and investigating behavior.
The phrase extends figuratively to people subjected to experimental conditions or close observation: We felt like laboratory rats in that office, constantly monitored.
The image suggests being confined, studied, and lacking autonomy over one's circumstances.
- biomedicalConcerning biology and medicine
- rodentsGnawing mammal order
- animal testingExperiments on living creatures
- pharmacologyStudy of drug actions
- toxicityCapacity to cause harm
experimentation · guinea pigs · neuroscience · vivarium · vivisection · animal rights · ethics · controlled environments · gene editing · behavioral studies · research · medicine · medical breakthroughs · oncology · sacrifices · genetics · endocrinology · animal models
laboratory ratsresearchers
Those who study systematically
scientists · experimenters · lab technicians · vivisectionists · human subjects
laboratory ratsendangered species
Organisms facing extinction risk
great apes · chimpanzees · primates · dolphins · elephants
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