Burmese python lab unlocks clues of digestive system function

A group of researchers created a unique study environment designed to bridge the gap between the lab and the real world

OHSU discovery could accelerate development of new gene therapies for Batten disease

Researchers have seen how both humans and fruit flies deploy a protein that plays a critical role in their immune responses to invading bacteria

Remember safe handling and hygiene procedures when working with small animals

Scientists have identified the neural circuits that enable the cuttlefish to change its appearance in just the blink of an eye

Report facilitates the development of toxicological testing methods that replace, reduce, or refine the use of animals

Easi-CRISPR allows researchers to create much-needed animal models at previously unheard of rates and significantly lower cost

Based on this study, the current practice of authorizing animal experiments appears to rest on an assumption of scientific rigor, rather than on evidence that it is applied

Team hopes that people living in or near remote areas flush with biodiversity can take this preservation technique, use it, and then send the specimens to laboratories equipped with the technologies to do the analysis