April 30th History Channel Episode Features Taconic Rodent Breeding Operation.HUDSON, N.Y. -- When The History Channel's Modern Marvels Modern Marvels is a documentary television series on The History Channel that answers the question of how many things in the modern world are possible, and where they came from. series airs its episode on "Rats" this week, Taconic - one of the largest lab rodent producers in the world - will play a prominent role. Airing on Wednesday, April 30th at 8:00 p.m. EDT EDT abbr. Eastern Daylight Time EDT Eastern Daylight Time EDT n abbr (US) (= Eastern Daylight Time) → hora de verano de Nueva York EDT , the TV segment includes an up-close look at how rats are bred in Taconic's advanced technology Isolator Barrier Units for use in biomedical research. The Rats episode will take viewers through what is being referred to by the show's producers as "our love-hate relationship love-hate relationship Ambivalence Psychiatry A clinical complex characterized by Freudian impulses; love-hate is normal for children passing through the 'anal-sadistic' phase of development, in which there is often simultaneous love and 'murderous' hatred toward with the rat." To demonstrate the valuable role these rodents play in research aimed at preventing and curing human disease, The History Channel film crew documented how rats are bred at Taconic's Germantown, New York Germantown is the name of three places in the U.S. state of New York:
The Modern Marvels Rats segment also features exterminators tackling rat infestation infestation /in·fes·ta·tion/ (-fes-ta´shun) parasitic attack or subsistence on the skin and/or its appendages, as by insects, mites, or ticks; sometimes used to denote parasitic invasion of the organs and tissues, as by helminths. , rats competing in the Xtreme Rat Challenge and the American Fancy Rat show, and a remote-controlled rat that may soon find itself used as a rescue animal. About Taconic Taconic Farms, Inc. was founded in 1952 as a family-owned business in New York's Hudson River Valley. Since then, the company has become one of the largest laboratory rodent providers in the world with a reputation for consistently producing high quality, well-defined rats and mice. Taconic's expertise in breeding, barrier systems, genetics and animal health supports researchers focused on drug development using in vivo in vivo /in vi·vo/ (ve´vo) [L.] within the living body. in vi·vo adj. Within a living organism. in vivo adv. models. Taconic has six breeding facilities and three service laboratories in the USA and Europe, a staff of over 900, and a commitment to technological innovation. |
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