Volume 17 | Supplement 1 | June 2, 2003

Model Organisms



Biology's Models

Unlikely Heroes

Rising to the Occasion

The Yeast
(Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Schizosaccharomyces pombe)

Programmed to Die

The Worm
(Caenorhabditis elegans)

Illuminating Behaviors

The Fly
(Drosophila melanogaster)

Hooked by the Bait

The Fish
(Danio rerio)

Adapt or Perish

The Plant
(Arabidopsis thaliana)

Diseases by Design

The Mouse
(Mus musculus)

Making Room in the Ark

Feeding the Info Junkies


Model Organisms

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