Great article on another suspect test the biomed community (especially in the university system) is wedded to far more than it deserves: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02133-2?utm_source=fbk_nnc&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=naturenews&sf215949787=1&fbclid=IwAR1u4bq-8vN9DYId9JVNJwAKRpcMb-_Y2K7t22HevdwlyKNhHuf3ervuMwM
We use it ourselves, because it’s quick, a convention, and seems less unpleasant for the mice than the “tail suspension test” (which we’ve decided we won’t do). But believe it? Not really sure, our main concern being one they didn’t list here: that chubby mice are really, really buoyant, and, well, floaty….
Thanks to Andrea for the great find.