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How dichotomous can we get in our reactions to mice and rats? Pet mice are kept in home and laboratory, rats are invaluable in medical research, both are obnoxious in the field. This dichotomy becomes apparent in this handy review [Rats and Mice: Friends and Foes of Man]….

So closely are … rodents connected with man's life that a commensal relationship exists between the unwilling host and his four-legged acquaintances. This closeness has resulted in legend and folk-lore from the Pied Piper, to the three blind mice and Mickey Mouse.

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