Due to advancements in genetic engineering, small animal models are continuing to change in response to market needs. Model developers strive to better reflect the role of this important asset in both ...

Animal models from the Jackson Laboratory are available that reflect the genetic diversity of human populations. Taking genetic diversity into account is particularly important in basic research or ...

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, ...

The Lab Animal Nutrition Core (LAN) was established in 2019 to study, advise, formulate and produce lab animal diets for standard and novel animal models with translation to human health. The LAN is ...

In a recent study published in the Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology journal, researchers assessed the impact of hormonal contraceptives (HC) on the brain and stress. Hormonal contraceptives have ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. 1 As discussed in Chapter 2, current animal models do not adequately reflect the human ...