The center offers researchers the ability to raise and study mice in an environment free of germs and microbes.
OMRF researchers found mutations in PDGF receptor beta can trigger two rare diseases.
Enzyme thought harmless may be more dangerous than first believed
New program will focus on genetic and epigenetic studies of disease.
McEver finds new information about a protein vital to the immune response
How do you study humans without studying humans? With mice, of course! These living test tubes closely mimic the genetic makeup of humans—95 percent close, in fact. And their small size and short gestation period make them ideal models for studying human disease. But in research, the garden-variety rodent doesn’t make the cut. Technological advances […]