Whats next — Berlitz for rats?
A group of 16 rats was able to distinguish between spoken languages. Researchers trained rats to push a lever when presented with a short sentence in either Dutch or Japanese. The rats consistently pressed the lever only when presented with “their” language. They were even able to recognize the language when a different sentence was used. Humans, tamarin monkeys, and rats are the three mammalian species in which this ability has been documented. Survivor Doctors at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin didn’t give up on a 15-year-old rabies infected girl. Her prognosis was terrible — only five people in the world have survived rabies after exhibiting signs, but all of them had been at earlier stages and had received the vaccine. The teenager, who has become the sixth person known to survive rabies, was released from the hospital January 1. She is expected to regain normal functioning after rehabilitation. According to CDC someone in the world dies from rabies every 15 minutes. • Deposits a
