This web page was produced as an assignment for Genetics 564, an undergraduate course at UW-Madison.
Research tools
When studying neurological diseases, various genetic techniques and research tools can be used and applied. In regards to Alzheimer's, three research tools that proved to be irreplaceable consisted of identifying useful model organisms, using transcriptomics through RNA interference and identifying possible treatments through chemical genetics [1]. Each useful in their own way, each genetic technique provides a little more insight to the complexity of diseases like Alzheimer's.
For more information on the research tools utilized in this research project, follow one of the links below:
Model Organisms
Gene Expression Analysis
RNA Interference
Chemical Genetics
For more information on the research tools utilized in this research project, follow one of the links below:
Model Organisms
Gene Expression Analysis
RNA Interference
Chemical Genetics
REFERENCES
Cover Photo: obtained from http://www.cityofhope.org/clinical-cancer-genetics-research-program
[1] Klein, Steven L., Robert L. Strausberg, Lukas Wagner, Joan Pontius, Sandra W. Clifton, and Paul Richardson. "Genetic and Genomic Tools for Xenopus Research: The NIH Xenopus Initiative†." Wiley Online Library. John Wiley & Sons, 6 Nov. 2002. Web. 27 Mar. 2015. <http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/dvdy.10174/abstract>.
[1] Klein, Steven L., Robert L. Strausberg, Lukas Wagner, Joan Pontius, Sandra W. Clifton, and Paul Richardson. "Genetic and Genomic Tools for Xenopus Research: The NIH Xenopus Initiative†." Wiley Online Library. John Wiley & Sons, 6 Nov. 2002. Web. 27 Mar. 2015. <http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/dvdy.10174/abstract>.