Harriet Bailey and Alice Lighton delve into the curious world of taxidermy to see how it has advanced our understanding of natural history and modern medicine.
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Curiosity taxidermied the catBy Harriet Bailey23 March 2012 |
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Glue ear mice mutants help treat human sufferersBy Jinan Harb9 March 2012 Researchers at MRC Harwell have found that mice lacking particular genes model a disease which causes deafness in children, and can be used to develop new treatments. |
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Understanding human disease: Mouse mutant study tackles whole genomeBy Jinan Harb7 March 2012 At MRC Harwell, a neighbour of the synchrotron, researchers are taking part in an international project to mutate every gene in mice in a bid to understand human disorders. |
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