Monthly Archives: May 2018

Mouse to man: animal models and cell models in the study of Autism

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Non-human model systems allow us to enhance our understanding of disease mechanisms in many disorders. These models provide an invaluable tool in identifying targets for drug and therapeutic development for human use. The use of rodents (e.g., mouse and rats) and stem cell models is widely disseminated throughout Autism research, but what discoveries have the use of these allowed and how have they led to therapeutic treatments?

Biology Open Access Publishing

Culture vs. conservation: the murky waters of the marine turtle trade

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Conservation of endangered species can often come into conflict with the lives of the indigenous people who live with them. In the Gulf of Venezuela, protected species of marine turtles are used for consumption and trade by the people living there who rely on them for their livelihoods. Research published in Marine Biodiversity Records takes a closer look at this difficult situation, talking to the indigenous people about the roles turtles play in their culture and makes suggestions to improve conservation efforts.

Biology Developing World

Leading scientists of the future at the European Conference on Fungal Genetics

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Editors of Fungal Biology and Biotechnology recently attended the 14th European Conference on Fungal Genetics in Haifa, Israel. We invited young scientists who presented excellent posters at the conference to tell us more about their research. In this blog, we hear from Jillian Romsdahl, Freek Appels and Sara Cea-Sánchez about their work.

Biology Technology