Posted on 23/04/04
Dwarf mouse dies at 41/2 -- 136 in human years
Ann Arbor, Mich. -- Yoda, a genetically modified dwarf mouse that lived to be the oldest of his kind, died yesterday in his cage at the University of Michigan.The mouse was an integral part of continuing life span research at the university's medical school, and lived to be four years and 12 days, the equivalent of more than 136 in human years, the school said. Yoda had not appeared to be sick and the exact cause of death was unknown, spokeswoman Sally Pobojewski said.
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