News
23 October 2024
The Stowers Institute launches a new AI Initiative to power biological research
Stowers Investigator Julia Zeitlinger, Ph.D., selected to head this effort
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While our planet is home to over thirty million species of animals that look very different on the outside, our biology is often more similar than different, especially at the level of cells and genes. Studying the biological processes of animals allows researchers to find answers to fundamental questions that in turn contribute to our biological knowledge base and provide insight to human and animal health and disease.
The Stowers Reptile and Aquatics Facility provides the Institute’s scientists with the technical support for its non-mammalian research organisms. The technicians are specially trained to assist researchers with colony management, animal identification, breeding, tissue sampling, technical services, and cryopreservation. Whether it is self-regenerating flatworms, fluorescent sea anemones, or blind cavefish, it takes the attention of many dedicated individuals to provide the exemplary care for these research animals.
Reptile and Aquatics: By the Numbers
421,000
Crickets used as feed for the reptile colonies annually
>373,000
Fertilized cavefish eggs collected in the past year
>35,600
Zebrafish
30,000
Planaria flatworms shipped from Stowers to other research institutions annually
>9,500
Sea anemones
>5,600
Cavefish
2,134
Reptile eggs produced last year
2,000
Zebrafish tanks in use
>900
Apple snails
48
Lizards
31
Team members
News
23 October 2024
Stowers Investigator Julia Zeitlinger, Ph.D., selected to head this effort
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News
22 October 2024
The findings show how some animals adapt to dramatic seasonal fluctuations, potentially providing clues for how they may cope with a changing climate
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In The News
17 October 2024
From The Scientist, Fish fins and single-cell sequencing help Stowers Institute scientists glean new insights into tissue regeneration.
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In The News
14 October 2024
From KCTV5, newly released research from Stowers Institute shows bats have evolved strategies to survive. In fact, scientists recorded the highest ever observed sugar levels in a mammal—levels that would be coma-inducing for humans.
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