Postdocs at the Buck Institute Launch seminar series on model organisms
Model systems are used extensively by scientists to answer a myriad of questions related to subjects ranging from development to complex diseases. The use of model systems (such as yeast, flies, worms,...
View ArticleCaenorhabditis elegans: a model organism revisited
It feels like yesterday that I was sitting in the Tom and Lula Gooch auditorium at UT Southwestern listening to a mesmerizing speech on ‘Mapping the human genome’. This was three years ago and the...
View ArticleA few words about flies
If we look at the history of model organisms in basic science research, one of the first models we stumble upon is the fruit fly, or Drosophila melanogaster. Since its inception as an experimental...
View ArticleMassive Genetic Screen in Yeast Uncovers New Longevity Associated Genes
Why do we age? Can this process be altered in any way, perhaps even delayed? These are questions that have fascinated people for millennia...We identified 238 genes whose deletion caused the yeast to...
View ArticleNew Publication: Peripheral Circadian Clocks Mediate Dietary...
A new publication in Cell Metabolism features the Buck's Dr. Subhash Katewa and his study about how dietary restriction response is regulated by peripheral circadian clock mechanisms.
View ArticleMicrofluidics Device Simplifies Aging Research in Yeast
Want to learn the high-tech in yeast aging research? The microfluidic system displays the whole lifespan of a single budding yeast and opens the door for automated molecular analyses of individual...
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