How a tiny pet store fish became the center of neuroscience research
The tropical zebrafish is used extensively in genetics, neuroscience, and development labs worldwide
Move over, mice: sheep have the superior brains for neuroscience research
Sheep brains more closely resemble human brains than do mouse brains
Microscopic worms pee milk on their children as their bodies decompose
C. elegans turn their aging bodies into food for their children
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Mini-brains are stressed out and not as reliable for disease modelling as scientists thought previously
Scientists compare cortical organoids to a developing human brain and spot key differences
Scientists, beware of the consequences of routine practices in your lab!
The harmless practice of using parafilm to seal agar petri dishes containing the model organism, C. elegans, actually impacts larval development
Being exposed to reactive oxygen helps worms live longer lives
Worms exposed to reactive oxygen species early in life actually lived about 18% longer than their unexposed counterparts
In Japan, it is already legal to create human-animal hybrid organisms — should we?
This research might help patients waiting for donated organs, but it comes with serious ethical considerations
