U.S. scientists have used muscle-bound mice to show how weight training may be just as effective as aerobic exercise in melting away fat. While the mice did not actually pump iron, their genetically modified muscles were made to resemble those found in bodybuilders. And while that type of "brawny" muscle was thought to have little capacity to burn fat, the study suggested its presence in the body could melt away pounds as readily as aerobic activities.

PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 25 (UPI) -- A U.S. researcher said he is trying to correct misinformation in newspapers and blogs about his findings in a study of what made some sheep gay. After Oregon Health and Science University researcher Charles Roselli published his study, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals initiated a campaign against the research, creating outrage from animal rights activists, gay advocates and others around the world, The New York Times said. The outrage, Roselli and his colleagues said, is based on a misinterpretation of what the work's about.

BBC News, July 22, 2005 - Hundreds of animal rights activists marched through Oxford in protest at a new animal testing laboratory.