Stuttering mice bred by scientists

STUTTERING mice with a “squeak defect” version of the affliction suffered by King George VI are being bred by scientists.

Stuttering mice bred by scientists

They hope the creatures, given human gene mutations, will help them better understand the disorder graphically depicted by award-winning actor Colin Firth in the film The King’s Speech.

Researchers have already started making ultrasonic recordings of sounds made by the genetically-engineered mice.

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