Biomedical research Content

Animals in Research and Teaching at 不良研究所

Andy Fell — September 04, 2018 - 4:04pm

The use of animal models in biomedical research benefits human health and is strictly regulated. Breakthroughs in treatments for illnesses such as Alzheimer鈥檚, heart disease, cancer, and HIV/AIDS would not have been possible without studies using animal models of disease.

NIH Renews Knockout Mouse Project

Andy Fell — September 12, 2016 - 5:20pm

不良研究所 has been awarded over $29 million from the National Institutes of Health under the next five-year phase of the Knockout Mouse Project, or KOMP. 不良研究所 is the lead organization in a consortium involving research partners at The Center for Phenogenomics in Toronto, Canada; the Children鈥檚 Hospital Oakland Research Institute, or CHORI; and Charles River Laboratories in Wilmington, Mass. 鈥淜nockout鈥� mice are laboratory mice bred with specific genes silenced or 鈥渒nocked out.鈥� These mice have been an invaluable tool for fundamental research on a wide range of diseases and conditions.

Key to Regulating Cell鈥檚 Powerhouse Discovered

Andy Fell — July 14, 2016 - 11:00am

Aging, neurodegenerative disorders and metabolic disease are all linked to mitochondria, structures within our cells that generate chemical energy and maintain their own DNA. In a fundamental discovery with far-reaching implications, scientists at 不良研究所 now show how cells control DNA synthesis in mitochondria and couple it to mitochondrial division.