title: Not Your Father's, or Mother's, Rodent: Moving Beyond B6.
abstract: In this issue of Neuron, Sittig et al. (2016) present research that calls into question the way laboratory mice are used to address questions in basic science and experimental medicine. This research demonstrates strong interactions between mutant alleles and genetic background.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2200, USA. Electronic address: millerr@umich.edu.
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains