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Mummified Rat’s Nest Piques Kids’ Interest at Desert Research Institute Open House

By Jennifer Burton

There’s nothing like 22-thousand year old rat droppings to help get kids interested in science.  A sample of petrified poop was a big draw for young science enthusiasts as they toured the Desert Research Institute during an open house in Reno on Saturday.  The sample came from an old pack rat den in a cave [...]