Researchers have identified a gene that enables mammalian cells to survive for long periods at extremely low temperatures, ...

Now, a study led by Assistant Professor Masamitsu Sone and Professor Yoshifumi Yamaguchi of the University of Hokkaido, Japan, has identified a key gene that helps hibernating Syrian hamsters ...

Now, a study led by Assistant Professor Masamitsu Sone and Professor Yoshifumi Yamaguchi of the Hokkaido University, Japan, has identified a key gene that helps hibernating Syrian hamsters (golden ...

The basic differences are similar for all species of hamsters—Syrian, dwarf, or Chinese. However, each species has different ...

Hamsters are small rodents of the subfamily Cricetinae, which contains about 19 species. The golden or Syrian hamster is one of the best-known species of hamster. The Syrian hamsters have prominent ...

A gene that limits cellular damage could be the key to surviving prolonged cold exposure. A hibernating Syrian hamster (Photo: Hibernation metabolism, physiology, and development group, Hokkaido ...

Syrian hamsters, while often referred to as “golden hamsters,” actually originated from Syria. They were first discovered in Aleppo, Syria, in the early 20th century. Their distinctive golden ...