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Lab Animals: The science and technology dealing with the procurement, breeding, care, health, and selection of animals used in biomedical research and testing.
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AUG 25, 2018Genetics & Genomics
About one of every 3,500 Americans suffers from a degenerative eye disease called retinitis pigmentosaWritten By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2018Cancer
Researchers have discovered a gene that can protect elephants from cancer. An estimated 17 percent of humans worldwide d ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)AUG 21, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Miniature, simplified versions of human brains were just improved with the addition of an important cell type.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2018Microbiology
It's important to have a good research model in order to learn more about how the microbiome impacts health.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 20, 2018Plants & Animals
At first glance, any burrows look just like tiny dirt mounds on the ground. But just beneath these inconspicuous little ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 15, 2018Plants & Animals
Bees and other vital pollinators have experienced significant population declines in the face of widespread pesticide us ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 15, 2018Health & Medicine
Addiction to drugs or alcohol is a medical problem that is difficult to treat. While there are medications and therapy t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 14, 2018Health & Medicine
Is the glass half full or half empty? It's an age-old question that can reveal your outlook on life. Are you optimis ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 12, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers want to ensure that technology is distributed equitably, to benefit everyone.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 11, 2018Cardiology
New targeted drug delivery system allows for rapid response to break down clots during heart attack, limiting cardiac da ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 09, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
A new method can track the formation and movement of lipids, DNA and proteins in live cells.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 08, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Not all fat is the same. Brown fat is thought to be fat healthier than white fat.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 07, 2018Plants & Animals
A study published this week in the journal Conservation Biology by researchers from the University of California, Los An ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 06, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers studying cocaine addiction have managed to significantly reduce relapse rates in a preclinical model.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 06, 2018Plants & Animals
Researchers have long understood the African killifish (Nothobranchius furzeri) to reach maturity at break-neck speeds. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 06, 2018Microbiology
It seems that when people are infected with CMV but don't have any obvious symptoms, there may still be effects.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 06, 2018Plants & Animals
Fish depend on olfaction for a plethora of things, including food discovery, predator evasion, navigation, and recogniti ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 02, 2018Microbiology
Temperatures are on the rise, and it seems soil will become another factor in how our climate changes.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 01, 2018Videos
Every year, the Koch Institute at MIT shares some of the most stunning images produced at the research facility.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 01, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Depression can be hard to classify and therefore, challenging to treat. New work could help change that.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 30, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have completed a massive project to create a high-resolution map of the adult fruit fly brain.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 25, 2018Plants & Animals
Do hurricanes induce rapid natural selection in tropical lizard populations? That's the latest idea that Harvard Univers ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 18, 2018Videos
Men and women are different, of that there is no doubt. In neuroscience, there has been a lot of research into these dif ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 16, 2018Plants & Animals
Many people go fishing in their spare time, whether it’s for dinner or for sport. But have you ever stopped to thi ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
AUG 25, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
About one of every 3,500 Americans suffers from a degenerative eye disease called retinitis pigmentosa
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2018
Cancer
Researchers have discovered a gene that can protect elephants from cancer. An estimated 17 percent of humans worldwide d
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
AUG 21, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Miniature, simplified versions of human brains were just improved with the addition of an important cell type.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2018
Microbiology
It's important to have a good research model in order to learn more about how the microbiome impacts health.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 20, 2018
Plants & Animals
At first glance, any burrows look just like tiny dirt mounds on the ground. But just beneath these inconspicuous little
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 15, 2018
Plants & Animals
Bees and other vital pollinators have experienced significant population declines in the face of widespread pesticide us
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 15, 2018
Health & Medicine
Addiction to drugs or alcohol is a medical problem that is difficult to treat. While there are medications and therapy t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 14, 2018
Health & Medicine
Is the glass half full or half empty? It's an age-old question that can reveal your outlook on life. Are you optimis
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 12, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers want to ensure that technology is distributed equitably, to benefit everyone.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2018
Cardiology
New targeted drug delivery system allows for rapid response to break down clots during heart attack, limiting cardiac da
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 09, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new method can track the formation and movement of lipids, DNA and proteins in live cells.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 08, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Not all fat is the same. Brown fat is thought to be fat healthier than white fat.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 07, 2018
Plants & Animals
A study published this week in the journal Conservation Biology by researchers from the University of California, Los An
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 06, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers studying cocaine addiction have managed to significantly reduce relapse rates in a preclinical model.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 06, 2018
Plants & Animals
Researchers have long understood the African killifish (Nothobranchius furzeri) to reach maturity at break-neck speeds.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 06, 2018
Microbiology
It seems that when people are infected with CMV but don't have any obvious symptoms, there may still be effects.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 06, 2018
Plants & Animals
Fish depend on olfaction for a plethora of things, including food discovery, predator evasion, navigation, and recogniti
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 02, 2018
Microbiology
Temperatures are on the rise, and it seems soil will become another factor in how our climate changes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 01, 2018
Videos
Every year, the Koch Institute at MIT shares some of the most stunning images produced at the research facility.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 01, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Depression can be hard to classify and therefore, challenging to treat. New work could help change that.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 30, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have completed a massive project to create a high-resolution map of the adult fruit fly brain.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 25, 2018
Plants & Animals
Do hurricanes induce rapid natural selection in tropical lizard populations? That's the latest idea that Harvard Univers
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 18, 2018
Videos
Men and women are different, of that there is no doubt. In neuroscience, there has been a lot of research into these dif
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 16, 2018
Plants & Animals
Many people go fishing in their spare time, whether it’s for dinner or for sport. But have you ever stopped to thi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard