Model Systems in Biology History, Philosophy, and Practical Concerns

• Main Author: Striedter, Georg (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge The MIT Press 2022
• Series: The MIT Press
• Subjects: Biogeography; Biomedical engineering; Industrial applications of scientific research & technological innovation; Animal Models;Model Species;Model Systems;Non-human;In Vitro;Comparative Medicine;Comparative Animals;Biology;Replicability;Laboratory Animals;Animal Welfare.
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How biomedical research using various animal species and in vitro cellular systems has resulted in both major successes and translational failure. In Model Systems in Biology, comparative neurobiologist Georg Striedter examines how biomedical researchers have used animal species and in vitro cellul...