Sentences with phrase «important models for human disease»

And the enrichments may make the animals better at what they do: serving as important models for human disease.

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Additionally, work in a mouse model revealed similar cells, indicating that the progenitors are conserved from mouse to human, and therefore, they must be «important cells with promising potential for cell therapy in treating liver disease,» explained Dr. Gouon - Evans.

An important model in studying human disease, the non-coding RNA of the canine genome is an essential starting point for evolutionary and biomedical studies, according to a new study led by The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC).

Williams said that the discovery could be important for human medicine because the canine disease may serve as a model for human PVOD.

This discovery provides a significant opportunity not only to enhance our understanding of how miRNAs regulate a variety of biological processes in an important model species for studying human diseases, but can lead to further, similar research into the role that miRNAs play in animal domestication.

Having shared the environment with humans ever since its appearance, the dog has been exposed to similar pathogens, and therefore represents an important model system for the study of human diseases.

Infrafrontier — The mouse is an important model organism for studying human disease.

These knockouts may be important models for human brain diseases that affect working memory including Alzheimer's Disease, schizophrenia, autism, and ADHD.

Genetically modified goats are an important tool for producing valuable therapeutic protein [14]--[16] and studying human diseases as ideal biomedical models [17]--[19].

The Ellerby lab is known for its pioneering studies on Huntington's disease (HD), and Karen is now using human stem cell models of HD to understand why important molecular signaling pathways, such as the TGF - β pathway, are dysregulated in HD.

In his research, Schroeder uses C. elegans, an important model system for human disease, to investigate how novel cell metabolism products function as signals between individuals and within cells.

An important step in developing effective treatments for human disease is finding an effective animal model of the disease to test potential therapies.

Mice hold a very important place as models for human diseases, including cancer, in biomedical research.