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My Daughter’s First Pet—the Next Big Model Organism?
My Daughter’s First Pet—the Next Big Model Organism?
Bettas were likely the first fish welcomed into human homes. Now, scientists are welcoming them into the lab to learn how genes dictate their appearance and behavior.
Bettas were likely the first fish welcomed into human homes. Now, scientists are welcoming them into the lab to learn how genes dictate their appearance and behavior.
model organisms, genetics & genomics
Developmental Biologist Kathryn Anderson Dies at 68
Amanda Heidt | Jan 6, 2021 | 4 min read
The Sloan Kettering researcher used mutagenic screening to probe genes and molecular pathways, including Toll and Hedgehog, essential to development in fruit flies and mice.
Regulators of Gene Activity in Animals Are Deeply Conserved
Amanda Heidt | Nov 6, 2020 | 5 min read
Enhancers, short regions of DNA that direct gene expression, of species separated by 700 million years of evolution worked interchangeably, according to a new study.
Those We Lost in 2019
Ashley Yeager | Dec 30, 2019 | 6 min read
The scientific community said goodbye to Sydney Brenner, Paul Greengard, Patricia Bath, and a number of other leading researchers this year.
Genetics Models Move Beyond Drosophila and the Humble Lab Mouse
Amber Dance | Sep 1, 2019 | 8 min read
Organisms with unusual genomes are helping scientists investigate gene regulation, evolution, and development.
Enzyme Required for Mitochondrial Genome Destruction
Abby Olena, PhD | Mar 22, 2017 | 3 min read
Mitochondrial DNA polymerase is necessary for the destruction of paternal mtDNA in fruit fly sperm, scientists show.
Human Genes Can Save Yeast
Ruth Williams | May 21, 2015 | 3 min read
Replacing yeast genes with their human equivalents reveals functional conservation despite a billion years of divergent evolution.
Expanding ENCODE
Jyoti Madhusoodanan | Aug 27, 2014 | 3 min read
Latest Encyclopedia of DNA Elements data enable researchers to compare genome regulation across species.
Opinion: Beyond the Model
Beth Rowan and Daniel Koenig | Nov 29, 2011 | 4 min read
How next-generation sequencing technologies will drive a new era of research on non-model organisms.