BMC Biology
(Jun 2017)
Non-model model organisms
James J. Russell,
Julie A. Theriot,
Pranidhi Sood,
Wallace F. Marshall,
Laura F. Landweber,
Lillian Fritz-Laylin,
Jessica K. Polka,
Snezhana Oliferenko,
Therese Gerbich,
Amy Gladfelter,
James Umen,
Magdalena Bezanilla,
Madeline A. Lancaster,
Shuonan He,
Matthew C. Gibson,
Bob Goldstein,
Elly M. Tanaka,
Chi-Kuo Hu,
Anne Brunet
Affiliations
James J. Russell
Department of Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Stanford University
Julie A. Theriot
Departments of Biochemistry and of Microbiology & Immunology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Stanford University
Pranidhi Sood
Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of California San Francisco
Wallace F. Marshall
Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of California San Francisco
Laura F. Landweber
Departments of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics and Biological Sciences, Columbia University
Lillian Fritz-Laylin
Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts
Jessica K. Polka
Visiting Scholar, Whitehead Institute, 9 Cambridge Center
Snezhana Oliferenko
The Francis Crick Institute
Therese Gerbich
516 Fordham Hall, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Amy Gladfelter
516 Fordham Hall, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
James Umen
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Magdalena Bezanilla
Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts
Madeline A. Lancaster
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge Biomedical Campus
Shuonan He
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Matthew C. Gibson
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Bob Goldstein
Biology Department, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Elly M. Tanaka
Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna Biocenter (VBC)
Chi-Kuo Hu
Department of Genetics, Stanford University
Anne Brunet
Department of Genetics, Stanford University
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-017-0391-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15,
no. 1
Abstract
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Abstract Model organisms are widely used in research as accessible and convenient systems to study a particular area or question in biology. Traditionally only a handful of organisms have been widely studied, but modern research tools are enabling researchers to extend the set of model organisms to include less-studied and more unusual systems. This Forum highlights a range of 'non-model model organisms' as emerging systems for tackling questions across the whole spectrum of biology (and beyond), the opportunities and challenges, and the outlook for the future.
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