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Animal Models a living organisms in which normative biology or behavior can be studied, or in which a spontaneous or induced pathological process can be investigated, and in which the phenomenon in one or more respects resembles the same phenomenon in humans or other species of animal.
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APR 30, 2019Genetics & Genomics
A mutant fruit fly has helped researchers learn more about epileptic seizures, and opened up new avenues to potential th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 30, 2019Plants & Animals
Are we underestimating the frequency at which bonobos choose to devour meat? It might seem like a stretch, but according ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 29, 2019Plants & Animals
The Southern River Terrapin (Batagur affinis), or more colloquially known as the Royal Turtle, is currently recognized b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 29, 2019Plants & Animals
Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) are perhaps one of the world’s most easily-recognized animals. With their incred ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 24, 2019Genetics & Genomics
There are some animal that could offer incredible insight into health and disease, but we've lacked the tools and the kn ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 24, 2019Plants & Animals
If you’ve ever frightened a fish in its natural habitat before, then you’ve likely observed that all the sur ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 23, 2019Plants & Animals
Good news for all those animal lovers out there: the New Zealand Department of Conservation claims that the kakapo parro ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 22, 2019Plants & Animals
The Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis spp.) captivates biologists and conservationists alike, and so it should come ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 22, 2019Plants & Animals
Hidden somewhere in a drawer in Kenya’s Nairobi National Museum were fossilized bones that stayed off the radar fo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 22, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
When 3D printing was first developed, only very simple structures could be created from basic materials. It's now advanc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the Journal of American Cardiology, a drug used for the treatment of diabetes—empagliflozi ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 19, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Challenging medical assumptions about brain function after death, researchers restored activity in cells and circulation ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2019Cannabis Sciences
While marijuana research is ramping up to catch up with the pace of legislation, we should not forget about the characte ...Written By: Amy LoriauxAPR 19, 2019Cannabis Sciences
If you ask any neurologist they will tell you that the blood brain barrier is a major hurdle when designing drugs that a ...Written By: Amy LoriauxAPR 17, 2019Plants & Animals
Animal conservationists frequently attach GPS tracking tags to animals to better understand their lifestyles and movemen ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 16, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
The gut can sense when thirst has been sated, and whether a drink is salty.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 16, 2019Plants & Animals
Perhaps the most easily discernable dinosaur of all time is the Tyrannosaurus Rex, made infamous by Hollywood films such ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 16, 2019Plants & Animals
Florida’s Everglades National Park is the single largest subtropical wilderness in the United States, and as such, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 15, 2019Genetics & Genomics
A team of scientists in China is creating controversy with a new publication reported in the National Science Review, a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2019Technology
Glutamate, a chemical messenger in the brain, can spike to toxic levels following spinal cord injury that can lea ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 15, 2019Plants & Animals
Asia’s Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) is perhaps one of the world’s rarest turtle species ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 15, 2019Plants & Animals
It seems like each passing day brings a new wave of animal conservationists warning the world about the risk of a specif ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 11, 2019Cannabis Sciences
As always, this article nor this newsletter does not recommend or condone marijuana use. It is about the science behind ...Written By: Amy LoriauxAPR 10, 2019Health & Medicine
Scientists now have a method for growing an active brain from skin cells. Previously, scientists were able to gen ...Written By: Amanda Mikyska
APR 30, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
A mutant fruit fly has helped researchers learn more about epileptic seizures, and opened up new avenues to potential th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2019
Plants & Animals
Are we underestimating the frequency at which bonobos choose to devour meat? It might seem like a stretch, but according
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 29, 2019
Plants & Animals
The Southern River Terrapin (Batagur affinis), or more colloquially known as the Royal Turtle, is currently recognized b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 29, 2019
Plants & Animals
Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) are perhaps one of the world’s most easily-recognized animals. With their incred
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 24, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
There are some animal that could offer incredible insight into health and disease, but we've lacked the tools and the kn
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2019
Plants & Animals
If you’ve ever frightened a fish in its natural habitat before, then you’ve likely observed that all the sur
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 23, 2019
Plants & Animals
Good news for all those animal lovers out there: the New Zealand Department of Conservation claims that the kakapo parro
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 22, 2019
Plants & Animals
The Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis spp.) captivates biologists and conservationists alike, and so it should come
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 22, 2019
Plants & Animals
Hidden somewhere in a drawer in Kenya’s Nairobi National Museum were fossilized bones that stayed off the radar fo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 22, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
When 3D printing was first developed, only very simple structures could be created from basic materials. It's now advanc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the Journal of American Cardiology, a drug used for the treatment of diabetes—empagliflozi
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 19, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Challenging medical assumptions about brain function after death, researchers restored activity in cells and circulation
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
While marijuana research is ramping up to catch up with the pace of legislation, we should not forget about the characte
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
APR 19, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
If you ask any neurologist they will tell you that the blood brain barrier is a major hurdle when designing drugs that a
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
APR 17, 2019
Plants & Animals
Animal conservationists frequently attach GPS tracking tags to animals to better understand their lifestyles and movemen
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 16, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
The gut can sense when thirst has been sated, and whether a drink is salty.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 16, 2019
Plants & Animals
Perhaps the most easily discernable dinosaur of all time is the Tyrannosaurus Rex, made infamous by Hollywood films such
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 16, 2019
Plants & Animals
Florida’s Everglades National Park is the single largest subtropical wilderness in the United States, and as such,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 15, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
A team of scientists in China is creating controversy with a new publication reported in the National Science Review, a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2019
Technology
Glutamate, a chemical messenger in the brain, can spike to toxic levels following spinal cord injury that can lea
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 15, 2019
Plants & Animals
Asia’s Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) is perhaps one of the world’s rarest turtle species
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 15, 2019
Plants & Animals
It seems like each passing day brings a new wave of animal conservationists warning the world about the risk of a specif
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 11, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
As always, this article nor this newsletter does not recommend or condone marijuana use. It is about the science behind
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
APR 10, 2019
Health & Medicine
Scientists now have a method for growing an active brain from skin cells. Previously, scientists were able to gen
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska