The “Silent” Confound that Biomedical Research Ignores
As we bring more technology into the vivarium we are inadvertently creating more noise and vibration, which could be harming our animals and disrupting our research! Continue reading
What’s In a (Viral) Name?
A new murine virus may be an old story retold. Read why Charles River scientists think that a novel herpesvirus has actually been studied for decades. Continue reading
Outsourcing Services In House
How an alternative business model helps companies retain visibility and increase speed to market but remove day-to-day struggles. Continue reading
Translating Cognitive Decline in Mice
How touchscreen-based assays can change the way cognitive impairment is tested in Alzheimer’s disease mouse models. A Q&A with Dr. Maksym Kopanitsa Continue reading
Cut and Paste (Video)
How the gene editing system known as CRISPR-Cas9 is transforming how we create animal models of disease. Continue reading
Whole-Exome Sequencing
Mouse-specific bioinformatics tools identify somatic mutations in mice. Our ongoing coverage of AACR 2017 Continue reading
MDX mice for Duchenne’s
All models are wrong, but some are useful: Novel ways of using MDX mice to study a devastating childhood disease Continue reading
The Utility of Super Immunodeficient Mice
Improvements in humanized mouse models for cancer are helping us more accurately recapitulate the in vivo function of human cells and tissues. Continue reading