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Mice Show Innate Ability to Vocalize
March 26, 2013
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While humans and birds must learn to vocalize, a Washington State University neurophysiologist has found that deaf male mice will vocalize to females the same way as hearing mice. The finding points the way to a more finely focused genetic tool for teasing out the mysteries of speech and its disorders. Full StorySource
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