Located in Siberia in the city of Novosibirsk, the sculpture shows a scholarly looking mouse knitting.

No, it’s actually knitting a double-strand of DNA.

Forged from bronze, it took a year to complete.

Monument to the Laboratory Mouse

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The mouse is imprinted at the time of scientific discovery.

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Mice have long been used to help researchers make breakthrough scientific discoveries.

Of course, this key in of animal research is problematic as well.

Monument to the Laboratory Mouse

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TheMonument to the Laboratory Mouseis a bronze sculpture in Russia.

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The statue celebrates the contributions of lab mice to science.

Bronze Mouse Sculpture

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Monument to the Laboratory Mouse

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