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On the evening of Wednesday, March 21, a mouse scurried into a storm drain near the southeast corner of Central Park in New York City. If anyone noticed the mouse at all, whatever shallow impression the sight of a Manhattan rodent made on their minds likely vanished within seconds, rinsed away by a new wave of sensory experience an approaching car, a ringing cell phone. But the mouse, whose name is Gerald, is worth remembering

A pioneering research institute that introduced the computer world to the mouse , hypertext and networks is now setting its sights a bit lower.

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers working at Stanford University have devised a means for building the smallest self-contained fluorescence microscope ever. Weighing just under 2 grams and slightly larger than the end of a pencil, the new microscope is small enough to attach to a mouse head, which means researchers can watch the mouse brain in a natural setting.

Friday, August 19 Annette Funicello and Jimmie Dodd, fans’ favorite mouseketeers. | Photograph courtesy of Everett Collection (Mickey Mouse Cub) Think Comic-Con, but replace the superheroes with princesses. This year's D23 Expo -- the second gathering of the fast-growing Disney official fan club -- will welcome fanatics to Anaheim, California, for three days of archival costume and prop showcases (Annette Funicello's Mickey Mouse Club sweater!), celebrity sightings (Johnny Depp!), trivia tournaments, and advance screenings of upcoming movies.