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Biology-based brain model matches animals in learning, enables new discovery

A new ‘biomimetic’ model of brain circuits and function at multiple scales produced naturalistic dynamics and learning, and ...
Frontiers

Insights from Unconventional Animal Models: Exploring Unique Adaptation and Disease Resistance

The field of biological research has long relied on conventional model animals to unravel complex biological and ...
STAT

There is no replacement (yet) for animal models in medical research

LaBonne is president of the Society for Developmental Biology and the Erastus Otis Haven professor of molecular biosciences at Northwestern University. Imagine a world without lifesaving medicines, ...
GEN

Three Ways CRISPR Is Making Animal Research Models More Predictive

CRISPR-Cas9 technology is used to knock out or modify DNA in research mice to study disease phenotypes and develop new treatments. CRISPR mice and rats are offered by Charles River, which uses genetic ...