New animal model offers more precise way to study calorie-burning brown fat

Researchers at LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center have developed and validated a new genetic animal model that gives scientists a more precise way to study brown and beige fat, specialized ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Advancing Disease Modeling in Animal-Based Research in Support of Precision Medicine: Proceedings of a Workshop

Suggested Citation: "5 In Vitro Alternatives to Animal Models." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018. Advancing Disease Modeling in Animal-Based Research in Support of ...
GEN

Bone Marrow Model Created Entirely from Human Cells

Typically, bone marrow research relies heavily on animal models and oversimplified cell cultures in the laboratory. Now, researchers from the Department of Biomedicine at the University of Basel and ...
Labroots

First Animal Model with a Complete Human Immune System

Medical researchers have used animals, particularly mice, to mimic disease and study biological phenomena. The origin of mice as a standard model system for scientific research can extend back to the ...
Science Daily

First vascularized model of stem cell islet cells

Researchers have developed a vascularized organoid model of hormone secreting cells in the pancreas. The advance promises to improve diabetes research and cell-based therapies. Researchers led by ...
Time

If AI Can Model Cells, Science Can Deliver Cures

Follow this section to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. WHY FOLLOW? Update your preferences in Account Settings Personalized Content Follow this tag to personalize your feed and get ...
Phys.org

Foundation model reveals how cells are organized in tissues

Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed Nicheformer, the first large-scale foundation model that integrates single-cell analysis with spatial ...