What are model organisms and why do we use them? In this month’s flipbook we highlight three important model organisms used in scientific research, showcasing some incredible images captured in the ...

Update (December 12): Following a string of indictments against a smuggling ring, Cambodia will no longer export long-tailed macaques, STAT reports. Long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) and ...

What do a frog, a filamentous fungus, and a water flea have in common? They are all model organisms for biomedical research. This aptly named site through the NIH brings all model organisms into the ...

In Darwin’s and Mendel’s times, researchers investigated a wealth of organisms, chosen to solve particular problems for which they seemed especially well suited. Later, a focus on a few organisms, ...

A model organism used in laboratories for the past 100 years has evolved so extensively that it may no longer be fit for purpose, according to a new study “Laboratory strains of Escherichia coli K-12: ...

In recent years, many research studies have been conducted to assess the therapeutic use of nanomedicines. This is due to their enhanced stability and solubility, ability to overcome transport ...